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The US Dollar (USD) is seeing a small support coming from the US trading session as equity markets open in the green and the Greenback sees most of its losing p

In the Middle Ages anyone caught undermining the trust in the countrys currency was put to death. Harsh maybe, but in light of this weeks interest rate hike maybe its not all bad! writes Annabelle Sanderson.

"Investors have generally forgotten this story, because there wasn't an immediate negative reaction to the equity market."

The Bank of England has gone into markets with a heavy hand this week, raising interest rates by 0.5pc up to 5pc. It now appears to have become consensus that interest rate hikes are going to tip the economy into recession. Some are saying that this recession plot is nefarious; the Bank, of course, deny that this is their intention. Others accuse the Bank of raising rates too high and causing unnecessary pain because the economy is headed for recession anyway.

The US Dollar (USD) initially lost substantial ground against most major currencies like the Euro or the Swiss Franc as US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell communicat

The Bank of England (BoE) is on track to deliver its 13th straight rate hike this Thursday, as it remains on a firefighting mission to tame stubbornly

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank, stands accused of dereliction of duty after announcing an increase in the base lending rate.

Economists believe a shrinking Fed balance sheet, high 10-year Treasury yields, and a decline in CRE values have left the banks vulnerable

Europe? theres been a lot of public criticism now of the bank of england, dismissing the bank is lost control of inflation and because prices are rising in wages, people are going on strike and people are arguing that the bank is engaged in too much quantitative easing, buying government bonds and other financial assets to try and encourage economic activities and plenty of economists outside of the bank say this isnt working and a lot of issues being mentioned, people get bored of hearing about...

DOMINIC LAWSON: Last week, he honoured us with a brief return visit, gave an interview which the newspaper concerned headlined, Brexit is to blame for inflation, claims Mark Carney.