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Central banks face inflation risks as energy prices threaten weak growth

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  • US inflation measured 3.3% in July as the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank weigh price risks against slowing growth.
  • Energy-price volatility linked to the Iran war is complicating central-bank forecasts.
  • Kevin Warsh has begun a review of Federal Reserve operations and dropped forward guidance.
  • The Bank of England has held its Bank Rate at 3.75% while the European Central Bank raised borrowing costs in June.
  • Economists said higher rates may have little effect on imported energy prices while increasing pressure on indebted governments.
 2026-08-16 · 4 MIN READ

Analysts assess banks, trading platforms and wealth managers

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  • The Wall Street Journal reported that Capital Economics saw a slightly less hawkish message from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
  • Bank of Queensland intends to pay a special dividend and plans to buy back shares after selling its equipment-finance portfolio to Challenger.
  • Jefferies retained its underperform call on Bank of Queensland and raised its price target.
  • Bank of America analysts said Plus500’s cash conversion supported further distributions and described its prediction-markets expansion as a “significant growth opportunity.”
  • Bank of America projected 23% annual earnings-per-share growth for St. James’s Place from 2026 through 2030.
 2026-08-11 · 3 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: Moody's warns banks' AI reliance on few providers poses systemic risk