UK trade figures out this morning showed that despite a poor month of trading in July, the trade deficit almost halved between the quarter to April and the quarter to July (from £8.9bn to £4.7bn) after a strong summer for UK trade generally.
Chart of the Week: Week 35, 2015: Ownership of UK Shares
The latest figures for UK share ownership were released this morning, and they showed that foreign investors still own more than half of the value of all UK shares.
Chart of the Week: Week 34, 2015: Global Stock Markets
Since our chart on Chinese exchange rates last week, the global economic press has shifted focus from the currency to the stock markets.
Chart of the Week: Week 33, 2015: Chinese Exchange Rate
Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of coverage of the devaluation of the Chinese currency.
Chart of the Week: Week 32, 2015: UK Real Earnings Growth
The labour market statistics released this morning showed regular average earnings (excluding bonuses) growing by 2.8% in the second quarter of the year (compared to Q2 2014).
Chart of the Week: Week 31, 2015: US and UK Recoveries
Last week, we compared the latest UK recession and recovery to historical recessions. This week, we’re comparing the UK recovery to that of the US, where despite first quarter growth problems, the recovery from the recession looks strong.