CFOs of the largest European nations, excluding the UK, do not express explicit concern about the effects of Brexit…
Chart of the Week: Week 33, 2018: House Price Change by Region
London has long been a boon to UK average house price growth, but following a slide sparked by the referendum in summer 2016, growth
Chart of the Week: Week 32, 2018: Households, Taxes and Benefits over the Last Decade
Following the 2010 election, Labour lost power to a Conservative -Liberal Democrat coalition, which introduced sweeping austerity legislation. Described by the FT at the time as the’ most drastic…in living memory’, the budget cuts amounted to £81 billion over…
Chart of the Week: Week 31, 2018: FDI Rates of Return by Region
Global FDI rate of return (RoR)has dropped from an average of 8.1% in 2012 to 6.7% in 2017, the largest drop…
Chart of the Week: Week 30, 2018: GDP per Capita of Latin America’s 7 Largest Economies
The post-recession trends in GDP per capita of South America’s seven largest economies have varied over the last decade. All economies were affected differently by the 2008 financial crisis but…
Chart of the Week: Week 29, 2018: Historical UK Unemployment & Vacancies vs Migration
Following the recession, unemployment increased to its highest level since 1995 at 8.4% of the workforce in 2011 Q4. It has since recovered, halving to its current rate of 4.2%, (898,700 persons) , its lowest since 1975. Recent trends in job vacancies and unemployment are…