UK Inflation: Stretched Trend
UK inflation in May was about 0.2pp stronger than expected, as the trend higher continued, taking the CPI and RPI rates to 2.9% and 3.7%...
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UK Politics: Con-DUP Can Control the Commons
The Conservatives lost their majority by only winning 318 of parliament’s seats. With Sinn Fein +3 to 7 seats, which it won’t take, and the four...
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Exit Poll Suggests a Hung Parliament, but Not yet the Worst Possible Outcome for the Market
The main exit poll in the UK general election points to a hung parliament, with the Conservative party winning 314 seats and Labour winning 266....
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Politics: UK Exit Poll Points to Tory Minority
The exit poll indicates that the Conservatives will lose 17 seats and its majority, with 314 seats. If the DUP and UUP hold their seats (8 and 2),...
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US Bond Yields and the USD at Key Juncture
The fall in US yields continues to be a surprising development in global markets, coinciding with a weaker USD. There are a number of factors that...
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