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Pound went on a wild ride close to dollar parity in 2022

  Bloomberg Three prime ministers, four finance ministers and one ill-fated budget dragged the pound within an inch of parity versus the US dollar in 2022. It was a wild ride for the currency, which suffered as political chaos engulfed the UK throughout the year. But everything went into overdrive in September, when the government’s gamble on a huge tax ...

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World’s top money managers see double-digit stock gains in 2023

  Bloomberg Some of the world’s biggest investors predict that stocks will see low double-digit gains next year, which would bring relief after global equities suffered their worst loss since 2008. Amid recent optimism that inflation has peaked — and that the Federal Reserve could soon start to change its tone— 71% of respondents in a Bloomberg News survey expect ...

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BofA says don’t bet on a rise in equities after last Fed hike

  Bloomberg While investors are impatient for the Federal Reserve to deliver its last rate hike to pile back into equities, history shows they should be wary of doing so while inflation remains persistently high, according to Bank of America Corp. (BofA) strategists. An analysis by Michael Hartnett and his team showed that stocks outperformed after the Fed stopped increasing ...

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