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Another (economically) scary graph on the ageing population. This time from The Economist. It is not just the low birth …
FT Alphaville had a great quote from HSBC FX Research on the supposed prospects for a “crisis” (i.e. a …
The Institute of Economic Affairs’ Shadow MPC latest meeting produced a 6 to 3 vote in favour of holding rates …
Profits have done comparatively well this recession, which is good news for investors and other business owners. Stumbling and Mumbling …
Henderson New Star’s Money Moves Markets blog has some graphs and numbers on the large (20%) expected increase in …
The ONS released consumer and producer price indices for January today, showing a rise in the rate of inflation, confirmed …
European economies only grew 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009, and have contracted 2.3% since the same …
In its Inflation Report the Bank of England does expect a short term rise in inflation above its target level …
The latest labour market statistics do not seem to be a signal recovery, but indicates that households are short of …
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep the rate it pays commercial banks on their reserves …
The IMF’s report on the state of the UK economy (issued following annual discussion with the government) stresses the …
The KPMG/British Retail Consortium numbers for retail sales growth shows total like-for-like sales growth of 1.7% year-on-year for …
The latest release from the ONS shows inflation in the UK continued to fall, with the Retail Price Index (RPI …
The latest numbers from the ONS show continued annual declines in new orders obtained by the construction industry, although the …
The Nationwide’s launch of five year bonds paying 5% has got it a lot of attention in the media …
The latest Halifax House Price Index shows house prices down 0.5% in June (i.e. over a month) and …