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It's a busy week ahead for the markets with nonfarm payrolls, two major central bank meetings and OPEC-JMMC summits to watch out for.

Get a preview of the month’s important market-moving events with our November trading preview. Economic events to watch in November RBA rate statement – Tuesday November 2nd The Reserve Bank of Australia kicks things off in November with its latest rate statement. Rates were previously held at their historic yields last time around, but rising […]

Bank Of England - Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases - Market Notice 4 February 2021 Date 04/02/2021 On 3 February 2021 the MPC voted to maintain the target stock of purchased UK government bonds, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £875 billion. The existing programme of £150 billion of UK government bond purchases had started in January and the Committee continued to expect it to be completed by around the end of 2021. The Committee continued to envisage that the...

Bank Of England: Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases - Market Notice 17 December 2020 Date 17/12/2020 On 4 November 2020, the MPC voted to increase the target stock of purchased UK government bonds by an additional £150 billion, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, to take the total stock of government bond purchases to £875 billion. The Committee expected the new UK government bond purchase programme to start in January and be completed by around the end of 2021. The C...