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LDI chart update: Is the price now right?
Markets and economics

LDI chart update: Is the price now right?

The spread of gilts over swaps rose steadily over 2023, as the market made room for supply. The...

By Robert Pace

29 Feb 2024

3 min read

What the hedgehog tells us about interest rate forecasts
Tim Gouveia
Markets and economics

What the hedgehog tells us about interest rate forecasts

It's a prickly subject, but history demonstrates that markets can't reliably predict what central...
By Tim Gouveia
08 Jan 2024
2 min read
What next? Skirting risks, harvesting yields
Sonja Laud
ESG and long-term themes

What next? Skirting risks, harvesting yields

As inflation and growth dynamics vie with political risk for investor attention next year, we...
By Sonja Laud
07 Dec 2023
3 min read
The central bank liquidity toolkit
Robert Pace
Investment strategy

The central bank liquidity toolkit

The Bank of England (BoE) recently spoke about its role in the resilience of insurers and pension...
By Robert Pace
12 Oct 2023
3 min read
Revising up UK GDP: What are the implications?
Economics

Revising up UK GDP: What are the implications?

Recent updates to historic data imply the UK's economic rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic w...

By James CarrickChristopher Jeffery

11 Sep 2023

3 min read

Podcast: US debt downgrade, UK rates and China’s equity rally
LGIM
Markets and economics

Podcast: US debt downgrade, UK rates and China’s equity rally

In this episode of Market Talk, Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist APAC, talks through the market...
By LGIM
04 Aug 2023
1 min read
UK government finances are sensitive to rate rises. Why?
Josefine Urban
Markets and economics

UK government finances are sensitive to rate rises. Why?

The UK used to be known for the long average maturity of its government debt, enabling it to ride...
By Josefine Urban
24 Jul 2023
3 min read
If it isn’t hurting, it isn’t working
Christopher Jeffery
Markets and economics

If it isn’t hurting, it isn’t working

The Bank of England has little choice but to continue raising rates until the pips squeak.
By Christopher Jeffery
05 Jul 2023
3 min read