Marcus Ashworth

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Lending Slowdown Will End the Rate Hike Cycle

By: Marcus Ashworth

Signs will soon start emerging of a potential credit crunch

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Central Bank Hawks Had Better Hope the IMF Is Wrong About Rates

By: Marcus Ashworth

If policymakers are bounced into reversing recent rate increases, their already battered credibility will suffer.

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European Bank Debt Starts to Shake Off Its Swiss Hangover

By: Marcus Ashworth

The market for the riskiest bonds is slowly reopening for financial firms.

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Bank of England Shows ECB How to Shrink a Balance Sheet

By: Marcus Ashworth

The UK central bank is setting the pace in unwinding the bond portfolios accumulated during quantitative easing.

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The ECB Needs to Slow the Rate-Hike Express

By: Marcus Ashworth

Policymakers should acknowledge the risks to growth, as well as the need to tackle inflation.

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The Bank of England Should Avert Its Gaze From the Rear-View Mirror

By: Marcus Ashworth

UK policymakers need to back their own forecasts that inflation will slow.

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Bank of England Bond Sales Are Doing More Harm Than Good

By: Marcus Ashworth

The UK central bank is contributing to a rising yield premium for gilts.

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The EU's Grab for the Swaps Market Poses a Systemic Risk

By: Marcus Ashworth

A fragmented derivatives market would be dangerous.

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The UK Government Bond Market Is Becoming Unreadable

By: Marcus Ashworth

The Bank of England must shoulder most of the blame for the surge in government bond yields.

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Germany's Sneeze May Give European Stocks a Cold

By: Marcus Ashworth

Equity markets look vulnerable amid slowing growth and tighter financing conditions.