First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund ETF News

After some unexpectedly strong wage data last week, Wednesday's services inflation data will determine whether the Bank of England implements another aggressive 50bp rate hike in early August. While s

Bond yields jump as they begin to price in more BOE rate hikes, and higher for longer than previously imagined. Core CPI spiked month-to-month by a scary 0.8% in May, which translates into an annualiz

Amid a promising decrease in UK inflation rates, investors are presented with an opportune moment to reconsider their exposure to UK-based ETFs.

UK GDP fell by 0.3% in March, though prior strength means that the first quarter as a whole came in slightly positive. The data is hard to read right now, amplified by the extra Bank Holiday in May.

A raft of economic data due over the next week may well decide whether the Bank of England hikes rates by another 25 basis points in May. Formally, the Bank has told us that any further tightening cou

With the Bank of England increasing the interest rates by 25 bps, how are the ETFs performing?

Between 2003 and 2009, the domestic sector attracted £10.4bn, while its global equivalent took in just £1.3bn, with the UK ahead in terms of asset gathering for each of these years. UK equity income

The BoE has kept its options open this month amid financial market turmoil. But assuming the tentatively encouraging trends we've seen in price setting and wage growth numbers continue, we'd expect a

The latest official labour market data showed signs of cooling pay growth, confirming earlier signals from survey data of a softening jobs market. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) sh

The UK barely managed to avoid recession in 2022 with the country's economy set to contract in 2023

Services inflation is the bit of the CPI basket that the Bank of England cares most about right now, and January data saw a surprise dip. Headline CPI ticked lower to 10.1%, which was partly down to a

The FTSE 250 fell by 20% in 2022 and it's down 22% from its mid-2021 high, so the UK mid-cap index is definitely in a bear market. At the end of 2022, the FTSE 250's CAPE ratio was 18.7.

Sustainable Investment index returns in most markets have strayed quite markedly from those of their respective benchmarks over the past tumultuous year. Most UK SI strategies lagged the benchmark in

Wage growth has moderated, dropping close to the pre-pandemic five-year average. Recruitment agencies in the UK reported a sharp fall in the number of people placed in permanent jobs for a second cons

Wall Street was downbeat last week, probably due to the relentless market forecasts of a looming recession and an uncertain Fed rate outlook.