https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AEzGWZe3c1w/marcus-ashworth RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 05:04:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/central-bankers-are-risking-mission-creep-by-talking-down-stocks https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/central-bankers-are-risking-mission-creep-by-talking-down-stocks Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:21 GMT Sarah Breeden, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England (BOE), during a financial stability report news conference at the central bank's headquarters in the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. The Bank of England cut its estimate of how much capital British banks need for the first time in a decade and signaled a consultation that could free up extra lending and higher payouts to shareholders, even as it flagged rising risks in private markets. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-28/euro-equities-have-lost-their-va-va-voom https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-28/euro-equities-have-lost-their-va-va-voom Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:21 GMT Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), center, with leaders from European Union countries at a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. EU leaders plan to discuss the Middle East upheaval and bolstering competitiveness at the summit. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/hungary-is-making-the-right-noises-about-joining-the-euro https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/hungary-is-making-the-right-noises-about-joining-the-euro Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:04 GMT Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, arrives for an election night event during parliamentary elections in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Peter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister, outlined sweeping changes after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in a landslide election victory that will redefine the country’s ties with the European Union, Russia and the US administration of President Donald Trump. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/uk-workers-are-facing-a-jobs-and-wages-squeeze https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/uk-workers-are-facing-a-jobs-and-wages-squeeze Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:09 GMT A double-decker bus operates with a prominent British Army recruitment advertisement reading ''The Army is Recruiting Now'' in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, on December 20, 2025. The marketing campaign features the ''Army: Be The Best'' logo and is part of a 2025 nationwide drive to attract new recruits through highly visible ''out-of-home'' media on public transport. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/iran-war-is-bad-for-inflation-but-even-worse-for-growth https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/iran-war-is-bad-for-inflation-but-even-worse-for-growth Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:00:04 GMT Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, from right, Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), walk the grounds during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Powell carefully opened the door to an interest-rate cut in September, pointing to rising risks for the labor market even as worries over inflation remain. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-31/why-the-uk-is-facing-a-worse-war-outcome-than-the-euro-area https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-31/why-the-uk-is-facing-a-worse-war-outcome-than-the-euro-area Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:04 GMT LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 01: A Union Jack flag flutters in front of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben on February 1, 2017 in London, England. The European Union (notification of withdrawal) bill that will trigger article 50 is being debated by MPs over two days. The vote will take place on tomorrow evening. Labour MPs are subject to a three-line whip after Jeremy Corbyn urged his party to vote for Article 50. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-26/iran-war-gold-becomes-more-useful-as-a-piggy-bank-than-a-haven https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-26/iran-war-gold-becomes-more-useful-as-a-piggy-bank-than-a-haven Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:11 GMT BINZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 01: (CHINA OUT) Golden piggy banks pose the "2016" at a furniture market for lottery to celebrate new year on January 1, 2016 in Binzhou, Shandong Province of China. Citizens who purchase commodities from the furniture market will get a lottery chance and lucky men will gain a golden piggy bank. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-dollar-s-puny-gains-show-havens-are-hard-to-find https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-dollar-s-puny-gains-show-havens-are-hard-to-find Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:30:05 GMT BATH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: In this photo illustration, a £1 coin is seen a US dollar bill and 1 euro coin on October 13, 2017 in Bath, England. Currency experts have warned that as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit continues, the value of the British pound, which has remained depressed against the US dollar and the euro since the UK voted to leave in the EU referendum, is likely to fluctuate. (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/the-swiss-france-is-collateral-damage-from-market-chaos https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/the-swiss-france-is-collateral-damage-from-market-chaos Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:02 GMT Banknotes in denominations of 1000 Swiss francs are displayed under a piggy bank in Lausanne on December 23, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/ai-spending-amazon-s-mega-bond-sale-is-cheap-for-a-reason https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/ai-spending-amazon-s-mega-bond-sale-is-cheap-for-a-reason Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:19:36 GMT HANOVER, GERMANY - MARCH 31: The AWS Amazon Web Services pavilion stands are seen at the 2025 Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, Germany. The fair, which showcases German and international industrial production, is taking place as trade relations between the European Union and the United States are becoming fractured by the threat of tariffs by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-10/iran-war-the-euro-is-having-a-rougher-time-than-its-peers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-10/iran-war-the-euro-is-having-a-rougher-time-than-its-peers Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:03 GMT London, UNITED KINGDOM: A woman holds several Euro and US dollar notes in London, 18 April 2007. The European single currency raced past 1.36 dollars 18 April 2007 for the first time since December 2004 and sterling hit its highest level against the US currency for almost 26 years. AFP PHOTO/BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-06/germany-debt-is-signaling-a-perfect-moment-to-issue-a-joint-eu-bond https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-06/germany-debt-is-signaling-a-perfect-moment-to-issue-a-joint-eu-bond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:05 GMT 18 July 2025, South Africa, Durban: Lars Klingbeil (r, SPD), Federal Minister of Finance, Vice Chancellor and SPD Federal Chairman, and Joachim Nagel, President of the Bundesbank, give a press conference at the end of the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa (Photo by Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/london-running-short-of-offices-is-great-news-for-the-city https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/london-running-short-of-offices-is-great-news-for-the-city Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:05 GMT Skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf business, shopping and financial district on the skyline beyond a construction site in the City of London, U.K., on Monday, March 21, 2022. The U.K. is expanding the Financial Conduct Authority’s powers in a package of post-Brexit changes to the way it regulates the City of London. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-26/europe-capital-markets-are-making-a-great-leap-forward-against-america https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-26/europe-capital-markets-are-making-a-great-leap-forward-against-america Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:05 GMT Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as officials assess the economic toll of a rally in the euro and renewed trade unpredictability. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/france-and-germany-are-carving-up-the-ecb https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/france-and-germany-are-carving-up-the-ecb Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:06 GMT BILZEN, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 12: French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) arrive for an EU Informal Summit in the Alden Biesen Castle on February 12, 2026 in Rijkhoven, Limburg, Belgium. Today, at AldenBiesen Castle is a strategic brainstorming session aimed at strengthening the single market, reducing economic dependencies and boosting EU competitiveness in a new geoeconomic context. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/schroders-buyer-nuveen-is-following-the-smart-money-out-of-america https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/schroders-buyer-nuveen-is-following-the-smart-money-out-of-america Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:09 GMT Bill Huffman, chief executive officer of Nuveen Asset Management, during a panel discussion at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. ADFW explores the financial and technological capital flowing into the country while attracting global business leaders and investors. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-10/ai-investment-alphabet-perfects-the-a-to-z-of-bond-market-dominance https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-10/ai-investment-alphabet-perfects-the-a-to-z-of-bond-market-dominance Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:21:37 GMT Children's blocks and Hasbro Inc. Scrabble letters spell out the words "Google" and "Alphabet" in this arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Google Inc. rose as much as 6.5 percent after reorganizing into a holding company called Alphabet Inc., breaking out its main Web operations from ambitious new endeavors such as research lab Google X and Calico, which seeks to extend human lives. The structure, announced Monday, will give greater clarity into how Google invests in various ventures, including driverless cars, high-speed Internet service and health-related technologies. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-03/real-nasties-lurk-behind-the-mythical-dollar-debasement-trade https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-03/real-nasties-lurk-behind-the-mythical-dollar-debasement-trade Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:27 GMT Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during The Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The International Monetary Fund inched up its expectations for global economic growth this year, citing strength in the US and some emerging markets, while warning the outlook remains cautious amid persistent inflation and geopolitical risks. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/the-us-dollar-is-kicking-europe-while-it-s-down https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-29/the-us-dollar-is-kicking-europe-while-it-s-down Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:00:30 GMT US President Donald Trump speaks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde as they attend the Gender Equality Advisory Council Breakfast during the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/christine-lagarde-ecb-have-just-been-upended-by-hard-politics https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/christine-lagarde-ecb-have-just-been-upended-by-hard-politics Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:30:30 GMT Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23.