Spreadex Market Update

George Osborne to launch Islamic bonds



George Osborne will announce his intention to launch Islamic bonds in Britain today, in a move following the recent plan to make London the go to place for Chinese trading outside of China; Chancellor Osborne intends to issue the first Islamic bond outside of the Muslim world. The recent effort to diversify business and product offerings could be seen as a way to keep competitive in the financial world despite the capping of banking bonuses and attempts to cap shadow banking bonuses, the worry being that this could drive the finance world away. By welcoming all foreign investment this should ensure London remains a leader in global finance.

 

Expect a volatile day in US markets today to mark the beginning of the two day Federal Reserve policy meeting, with speculators attempting to position themselves ready for any decisions. The main decision on whether to start tapering the $85 billion a month bond purchasing.  Tapering is seen as unlikely given the recent government shutdown and unfavourable jobs data for September, with a delay until March the likely outcome.  Speculators are however likely to follow the meeting feverishly and overreact to any surprises or announcements made causing huge swings.  With results for the US being disappointing overall for the last month investor’s won’t be surprised if today’s PPI and Core Retail Sales miss forecasts, expected at 0.2% and 0.4% respectively.

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