An unrivalled opportunity to hear economic experts detail their predictions for 2019…
September 2018
Looking across the Atlantic, one has to start thinking that Europe is becoming a sideshow to the Pacific Rim countries. Relations between the US, China and Russia are of greater importance to the global economy…
Chart of the Week: Ownership of UK Commercial Property by Investor Type
Overseas investors saw the largest increase in UK commercial property ownership in the decade to 2016…
August 2018
The market setback for the technology companies seems mostly to have been driven by a relatively small amount of selling into a market that is suffering from a lack of so-called ‘market makers’. These thin and volatile…
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…
Chart of the Week: Eurozone Companies’ Plans to Withdraw UK Investment
The chart shows a very pessimistic view of investment in the UK as a result of Brexit. On average, over three-quarters of companies headquartered in the displayed nations have stated their intention to move at least some of their investments out of the UK as a result of Brexit.