Extreme Investor Network

Barclays Upgrades Global Growth Forecast to 2.2% in 2023: Positive Data Surprises and China’s Reopening Drive Optimism

January 16, 2023

The global economy is showing signs of improvement, with economists upgrading their previously gloomy outlooks. Last week, data releases revealed a slowdown in inflation and less severe downturns in activity. This prompted Barclays to raise … Read more

Premature rally? It’s too early to talk of central bank ‘peak hawkishness,’ strategist says

March 16, 2024July 25, 2022

United States Federal Reserve building - Washington DC USA

A preoccupation with peak hawkishness from central banks is jumping the gun, according to Jean-Paul Jaegers, head of asset allocation at Barclays Wealth & Investments. Major central banks throughout the world have been tightening monetary policy and … Read more

Barclays to Buy a Stake in Cryptocurrency Firm Copper: Sky

July 24, 2022

Barclays Plc is buying a stake in Copper, a cryptocurrency company that counts former Chancellor Philip Hammond among its advisers, according to Sky News. The UK lender is among a group of new investors joining … Read more