Eurozone

Explaining the strength of the dollar

US in 'tightening' mode

Best and worst-performing sectors

After a strong 2017, the first half of this year has seen increased volatility in world markets, as monetary policy tightens and political events elicit caution. World growth is expected to remain robust, but with downward revisions for the next two years....

Global economy losing momentum as policy risks rise

Eurozone inflation eased back to a rate of just 1.1% in February. As in the US, there is some indication of a modest pick-up in wage growth, and this has in the past been closely associated with the rate of inflation in the service sector.

We had a glimpse of the potential market implications of a more eurosceptic Italian government in recent weeks.

Monetary policy killed the market-based economy

ECB meeting tomorrow

Fell 15.6 percentage points