Investing in a zero-rate world
The key question is whether interest rates will remain positive. How do you manage a money market fund in these conditions?
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Learn moreThe key question is whether interest rates will remain positive. How do you manage a money market fund in these conditions?
Until recently, the Bank of England had been looking upwards since last raising the official interest rate in November 2017. It sent messages for months that a ‘gradual, limited’ rise in interest rates would be needed to stop inflation rising above its 2% target and this led LIBOR rates to edge up as the markets anticipated another hike.
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