The “productivity puzzle”, and how it might resolve itself is the biggest threat to the UK’s economic recovery according to the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Robert Chote said that the economy also faced uncertainty from the eurozone, and from other geopolitical pressures, but that the gap between increase output but decreased […]
About three weeks ago, an acquaintance at a networking event recommended a taxi company called Uber to me. I was dubious at first, but soon realised that this is an innovative company taking advantage of technology and bringing a competitive edge to an otherwise stagnant taxi industry. The company does not own cars or employ drivers, […]
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The price of oil has fallen to new five-year lows following two separate reports indicating a global supply surplus. Opec oil producers predicted less global oil demand next year and a separate US report, also pushed prices lower, as it showed a surprise increase in the country’s crude oil supplies. Influential commentators also believe that […]
Today, the city of Detroit will begin the process of paying off its creditors, as it exits the largest civic bankruptcy in US history, officially! The world’s traditional automotive centre, home of the sixties soul movement Motown, and once a symbol of US industrial power, Detroit declared itself broke in July 2013, with $18bn (£11bn) […]
The World Bank has warned that the Russian economy would shrink by at least 0.7% in 2015 if oil prices do not recover. This revelation forced Russia’s central bank to admit that it intervened last week to support the rouble in foreign currency markets spending a total of $4.53bn (£2.9bn). Furthermore, it has spent more […]
The European Central Bank (ECB) has “stepped up” preparation for even more stimulation procedures focused on revitalising the eurozone economic climate, banking Head of state Mario Draghi has claimed. His remarks followed the ECB held rate of interest at 0.05 %. Mr Draghi also said that the bank would evaluate the influence of its existing stimulation […]
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Headline reads: The majority of people with mortgages could cope with a rise in interest rates, the Bank of England has said. Small print reads: The assumption above is based on a 10% rise in household incomes. According to the Bank’s annual survey of household finances, just 4% of mortgage holders would need to take […]
Japan has plunged into a deeper recession due to a big fall in business spending. Already in a technical recession following difficult first and second quarters, Japan’s economy shrank more that initially estimated in the third quarter of 2014, according to revised gross domestic product (GDP) figures released yesterday. An increase in the country’s sales […]
Trading data from China, the world’s second largest economy, came in well below expectations on Monday, intensifying fears of a sharper slowdown. China’s economic growth had slowed to 7.3% in the third quarter, marking its weakest quarter since the global financial crisis. A cooling property market and tighter credit conditions clearly weighing on growth. Last […]
