UK100 – Central bankers continue to push back without success

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<li data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We are continuing to see sluggish trade in equity markets on Wednesday, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><strong>Fed, ECB, and BoE officials push back against rate cut talk</strong></li>
<li data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We are continuing to see sluggish trade in equity markets on Wednesday, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><strong>Investors not convinced by hawkish comments</strong></li>
<li data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We are continuing to see sluggish trade in equity markets on Wednesday, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><strong>UK100 edges lower after bearish rebound</strong></li>
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<p class="_ParagraphElement_yyl4z_19" data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We are continuing to see sluggish trade in equity markets on Wednesday, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">We are continuing to see sluggish trade in equity markets on Wednesday, with investors battling hawkish commentary from central banks against downbeat economic expectations and speculation around rate cuts next year.</span></p>
<p class="_ParagraphElement_yyl4z_19" data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Even if central banks were of the view that rates could fall next year, it would be unrealistic to expect them to say so at this stage as it would confuse and undermine their message that rates must stay higher for longer. "}]}" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">Even if central banks were of the view that rates could fall next year, it would be unrealistic to expect them to say so at this stage as it would confuse and undermine their message that rates must stay higher for longer. </span></p>
<p class="_ParagraphElement_yyl4z_19" data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"This is intentionally ambiguous as they can't say with confidence how high or for how long, only that the topic of rate cuts is not even being considered. Investors think in a different way and the timing and pace of rate cuts are important. They've been far too optimistic this past year but it seems that's going to carry on into 2024."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">This is intentionally ambiguous as they can’t say with confidence how high or for how long, only that the topic of rate cuts is not even being considered. Investors think in a different way and the timing and pace of rate cuts are important. They’ve been far too optimistic this past year but it seems that’s going to carry on into 2024.</span></p>
<p class="_ParagraphElement_yyl4z_19" data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"So while policymakers from the Fed, ECB, and BoE have all been pushing back against such speculation – some more forcefully than others – they haven't been particularly successful in dampening the mood, even if it wasn't particularly upbeat to begin with."}]}" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">So while policymakers from the Fed, ECB, and BoE have all been pushing back against such speculation – some more forcefully than others – they haven’t been particularly successful in dampening the mood, even if it wasn’t particularly upbeat to begin with.</span></p>
<p class="_ParagraphElement_yyl4z_19" data-slate-block="regular" data-slate-type="paragraph" data-slate-value="{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Ultimately, for investors as well as policymakers, the data will dictate what comes in the new year and perhaps all of this speculation is simply something to fill the data void we have this week. "}]}" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment="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"><span data-slate-node="text">Ultimately, for investors as well as policymakers, the data will dictate what comes in the new year and perhaps all of this speculation is simply something to fill the data void we have this week.</span></p>
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