Only two Labour MPs sided with the Government in last night’s critical House of Commons vote – Kate Hoey and John Mann. Labour has, in the past, struggled to stem…
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The trade spat between the US and China has not hurt US companies, it would appear. Recent revisions (annual update for real GDP, released July 26th) had seen profits revised down…
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The impact of tech in the UK economy has been underestimated. The 2019 Blue Book will introduce a series of improvements to the UK national accounts. Estimates for software spending…
Stocks fell on Friday as China hit back at the US with additional tariffs of between 5% and 10% on $75bn worth of imports. President Trump was swift to retaliate,…
The new Greek Government is planning sweeping tax reforms aimed at reducing corporation and incomes taxes, cutting VAT, and streamlining incentives for investors, according to the new finance minister Mr Staikouras. There…
The domestic economy remains strong and there is no leverage problem in the household sector. Today’s savings ratio (8.1%) and the upward trend of recent years stands in marked contrast…
Energy has been the worst performing sector for the stock market so far this month, with a drop of 10.45%. The shale oil industry has managed to cut costs since…
