As widely expected, the Labour party won a convincing majority on 4 July elections and its leader Sir Keir Starmer becomes prime minister. While stock markets might once have taken fright at a Labour government,...
The Labour Party’s UK election victory could trigger major change for some areas with its new industrial strategy, green prosperity plan and wider investment commitments.
With the election result now in, should investors expect more of the same or brace for volatility? Chris Iggo, Chief Investment Officer, Core Investments at AXA IM unpicks what investors could expect....
Inflation is now at the 2% target, the first time since July 2021, and two monetary policy committee members voted for a 0.25bps cut at the June meeting.
Returning to 2% inflation is not going to be easy. But what is not being openly discussed is that we might not be able to get back below 2% without a severe recession. AXA IM Core CIO Chris Iggo explores...
Biden and Trump have each laid out how they would approach the fiscal cliff, but investors need to understand the range of potential outcomes, not to mention how messy the process could be.
Financial markets widely expect an interest rate hold by the Bank of England on June 20, but what if they’re wrong? A surprise cut is likely to have ripple effects across the stock, bond and currency...