Researchers from Imperial College London predicting that ‘transmission will quickly rebound if interventions are relaxed.’. If this causes reintroduction of measures, then a double-dip recession looms. Indeed, should the spread of the virus maintain this pace, a sustained decline is
March 2020
The major drop in commodity prices and the unpopularity of mining is causing exploration to stop and mines to be shutting down. The economic crisis that is affecting raw materials, when the global economy starts to recover, is likely to cause rapid price increases. Inflation, which has been dormant now for many years, will probably be a hot
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Upcoming Event: Michael Mackenzie, Financial Times – 21st November 2018
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Chart of the Week: Week 43, 2015: International Post-Recession Recovery
Preliminary figures released by the Office for National Statistics yesterday suggested that UK GDP growth in the third quarter of the year was 0.5% – lower than the previous quarter’s growth rate of 0.7%, and the consensus forecast of 0.6%.
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.