EU referendum: Brexit threat doesn’t explain economic woes May 13, 2016 June 24th will be a day of revelation. Depending on your perspective, London will either be freed from the shackles of a sclerotic European Union, or the fog of uncertainty will be lifted by a Remain vote, triggering a flood of welcome investment. Those are the cheery viewpoints, at least. Striking a less positive note, Bank [...]
Carney ignites recession row with Brexit warning May 13, 2016 Bank of England governor Mark Carney sparked an intense political row yesterday after he said that a vote to leave the European Union could plunge Britain into recession. Former chancellor Lord Lamont slammed Carney’s “unwise” choice of words, while two Conservative members of the influential Treasury Select Committee – which is appointed by Parliament to [...]
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff stands down ahead of impeachment trial May 12, 2016 Brazil's Senate has brought down President Dilma Rousseff, after they voted strongly in favour of putting the embattled politician on an impeachment trial. Following a marathon overnight debate, senators voted 55-22 to try Rousseff for breaking budget laws. The rules mean Rousseff has been suspended from office ahead of her trial. Read more: Rousseff's impeachment is Brazil's [...]
Former chancellor says Carney’s Brexit intervention could trigger an economic crisis May 12, 2016 Former chancellor of the exchequer Lord Lamont has warned Mark Carney that his Brexit warnings could spark an economic crisis. The Conservative politician, who is now part of the official campaign group, Vote Leave, said the governor of the Bank of England should choose his words more carefully as he dismissed Carney's claims that Brexit was the most significant risk [...]
EU referendum: Brexit could plunge UK into recession, claims Bank of England governor Mark Carney May 12, 2016 A vote to leave the European Union could plunge the UK into recession, Mark Carney warned today. The Bank of England governor said the the effects of Brexit "could possibly include a technical recession" as the Bank said a vote to Leave would lead to a "material" slowdown in growth, lead to higher unemployment and higher [...]
Carney’s warning of a Brexit recession sparks war of words between Threadneedle Street and former Chancellor May 12, 2016 The Bank of England has warned that leaving the European Union could trigger a recession, lead to a jump in inflation, higher unemployment and a “sharp” depreciation in the value of sterling. Threadneedle Street issued its most hard-hitting analysis of the likely effect of Brexit in the final Super Thursday before the referendum on 23 June, [...]
Five things to look out for from Bank of England’s Super Thursday May 12, 2016 It's the fourth instalment of the Bank of England's Super Thursday today, and traders, wonks and campaigners are pumped for some fireworks from the Old Lady at lunchtime today. At 12pm, the Bank will unveil not only the latest decision of the rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC), but the minutes from that meeting and its [...]
Shadow MPC: City economists agree with Bank of England’s “wait and see” approach May 12, 2016 The Bank of England is set to slash its growth forecasts and ramp up its warnings on Brexit later today, in the latest installment of economic ‘Super Thursday’. The Bank will publish its quarterly Inflation Report – the market-moving dossier of Threadneedle Street’s latest thinking on the state of the UK economy, along with the [...]
EU referendum: Osborne attacks leave campaigners for failing to provide post-Brexit facts May 11, 2016 George Osborne has defended the Treasury’s calculations on the impact of leaving the European Union and attacked leave campaigners for trotting out misinformation about the benefits of Brexit. "Every credible international institution has supported the claims we’ve made,” Osborne told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee this afternoon, as he confirmed he will be dishing [...]
Fresh GDP estimates show economy hasn’t stopped slowing yet May 11, 2016 Growth in the UK economy slowed even further in April, according to the latest GDP estimate from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr), published this afternoon. The think tank estimates that the economy grew by just 0.3 per cent in the three months to April – a slowdown from 0.4 per cent in [...]