Nagging inflation divides opinion on when interest rate cuts will begin
Nagging inflation divides opinion on when interest rate cuts will begin
09 May 2024
US inflation has remained stickier than hoped in 2024 and consensus is now split on when interest rates will start to come down.
The global equity market rally of the first quarter unravelled slightly over April, whereas UK equities performed well as the economy shrugged off the technical recession in the second half of 2023.
Month in brief
- US inflation rose over March largely due to rising fuel costs as tensions in the Middle East escalated
- Sticky US inflation is having a knock-on impact on other central banks
- Global equity markets cooled in April but UK and Emerging Market equities outperformed
- UK DB pension scheme funding improved thanks to rising gilt yields reducing the value of liabilities
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