Tag Archives: UK

UK general election — beyond the numbers – FT

Posted on May 8, 2015 by macromon

How will the Tories govern? What direction now for Labour? How will history judge Nick Clegg? UK news editor Michael Stott looks at the consequences of the election results with political columnist Janan Ganesh and professor of politics Tim Bale. … Continue reading →

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UK courts Chinese money – FT

Posted on December 4, 2013 by macromon

Ahead of this year’s Autumn Statement, David Cameron is hoping for a tightening of commercial ties between the UK and China, reports Seb Morton-Clark. But is there much substance beyond the headline projects? For more video content from the Financial … Continue reading →

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – February 13

Posted on February 13, 2013 by macromon

Put the U.K. on your radar.  Big move in rates and currency today, which could signal outflows.  Watch the FTSE. (click here if table is not observable)

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor

Posted on January 7, 2013 by macromon

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Holders of Sovereign Debt

Posted on September 20, 2011 by macromon

Here’s a great chart just released by the International Monetary Fund.   Note that almost half — 47 percent —  of the US$14.7 trillion U.S. federal government debt is held by the Federal Reserve and the government itself, such as the … Continue reading →

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