Bank of England may adjust leverage rules to boost bond demand

The post Bank of England warns AI stock crash could push UK into recession appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A collapse in AI share prices could remove a total of 2.2 percentage points from the UK’s economic output, the Bank of England said in its financial stability report on Tuesday. The BOE warned investors and lenders fully sized into tech exposure that the AI trade is ballooning. Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey described the danger as a “triple whammy,” according to Politico. He stated that the issues come from bets on AI stocks that have grown too large, adoption of AI technology moving slower than promised, and no clarity yet on the companies that would actually survive as long-term winners. “The risk of a sharp correction in equity markets remains high,” he added. AI-related companies now account for half of the value of the US S&P 500, which is double the approximately one-quarter share they held in 2022, the Bank of England noted. Stock markets in Taiwan and

The post British Pound: Capped by layered resistance against US Dollar – Scotiabank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the British Pound (GBP) is slightly softer against the US Dollar (USD) after encountering resistance near 1.3400, with limited fresh data and Bank of England (BoE) news. The RSI recovery suggests improving momentum, but multiple resistance levels between 1.3420 and 1.3520 constrain upside. They look for GBP/USD to trade in a 1.3350–1.3450 range in the near term. Momentum improves but upside capped “The pound is soft and also entering Tuesday’s NA session with a fractional 0.1% decline vs. the USD after finding some near-term resistance around 1.3400.” “Fundamental releases have been limited and developments out of the BoE have been limited to media reports of a proposed easing in bank capital rules. Political developments have been limited with markets waiting for fresh news on the looming leadership transiti

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