Month: March 2025

The past few years have been brutal for retailers, particularly those based in malls. The pandemic caused a shift in consumer patterns, forcing people to shop online instead of in stores. Coupled with a broad Read more…

We expect the Bank of England (BoE) to keep the Bank Rate unchanged at 4.50% on Thursday 20 March in line with consensus and market pricing. Data has been mixed and amid elevated uncertainty, this Read more…

It’s common for spending to shrink in retirement as seniors pare down their lifestyles and shed some of the costs associated with holding down a job. But there’s one expense that has a sneaky tendency Read more…

Key US indices staged an impressive rebound on Friday, turning the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) up one step away from formally entering correction territory (-10% from the peak). In doing so, the US economy Read more…

AUDUSD rose to two-week high on Monday, continuing to benefit from weaker dollar and boosted by signals of China’s stimulus plan to boost domestic consumption. Fresh bulls crack pivotal resistance zone at 0.6353/63 (100DMA / Read more…

Markets Some final input to the Fed policy meeting on Wednesday included February retail sales and the NY’s manufacturing confidence index for March. The former printed mixed, coming in at 0.2% m/m today, missing the Read more…

Pirates seem like something out of another time, but they remain an issue in certain parts of the world. It’s incredibly rare that a cruise ship faces a pirate attack, but that does not mean Read more…