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Central bank warnings
It's been a solid start to the year for equity markets but that optimism appears to be fading as policymakers queued up in Davos to push back against market interest rate expectations. Let's be clear on this; the markets have a much better record over the last 18 months of anticipating shifts in interest rates than central banks so to some degree these warnings will fall on deaf ears. But then, they come at a time when stocks have had a good run so perhaps it's a case of any excuse to lock in so
by Craig Erlam
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​Oil edges upwards, gold pushes higher
Continuing higher Oil prices are a little higher again on Wednesday trading around the peak we saw earlier this month. The optimism that's driving equity markets higher is filtering through to commodity markets as well, with the prospect of stronger growth in the world's two largest economies boosting demand expectations. A move back towards $90 in Brent would take us to levels not seen since early November and suggest traders are feeling much better about the global economic outlook.
by Craig Erlam
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