Until recently, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which has responsibility for setting interest rates, was undecided if conditions were right for tightening monetary policy.

The UK consumer was due to drive the economic recovery, but it hasn’t worked out that way.

There has been a flurry of green bond issuance in Europe, does it solve the ESG problem for fixed income investors?

In a move designed to fund the spiralling cost of social care, the Government announced a controversial increase to National Insurance contributions…

The US Federal Reserve may start to reduce its stimulus measures sooner than expected…

As economic recovery starts to slow into a more normal pattern, is it bad news for over-inflated markets?

The economic restart is well under way, with buoyant economic data emerging from most major economies.

Inflation may have dropped, but few believe inflationary pressures have gone away.

Fund managers have had to conduct company management meetings remotely over the past year. To what extent will they revert to old practices as normal life re-emerges?

It has been a better period for the UK equity income sector. It has benefited from UK economic recovery and a bounce-back in payouts. But can its strength endure?