Trump tariffs to drag global growth down by trillions of dollars April 3, 2025 Donald Trump’s tariffs is set to drag the world economy down by trillions of dollars, according to forecasts by leading economists. The International Monetary Fund estimates the current global economy is worth more than $115 trillion and it has been predicted to grow by around three per cent, per various forecasts. But since Trump announced [...]
Global investors shun UK market amid stagflation fears February 18, 2025 Britain has become the least attractive market to invest in among global fund managers, with sentiment towards UK stocks slumping. Stock pickers held 18 per cent less UK shares than their benchmarks suggested they should in February, compared to a 12 per cent overweight position on European stocks, according to Bank of America’s latest Global [...]
Report reveals ‘staggering’ costs of economic fragmentation January 23, 2025 The hit would largely come through lower trade, reduced capital flows and lost economic efficiencies.
Resurgent inflation fears drive global sell-off in government debt January 8, 2025 Government bonds suffered a major sell-off on Tuesday as fears about the potential persistence of inflation continued to build.
Brexit hit to UK trade not as bad as first thought December 18, 2024 The negative impact Brexit had on UK trade may have been softened by big firms adapting to EU barriers, fresh research from a top London university has shown. A report from the Centre for Economic Performance, linked to the London School of Economics, found that “in the short run, aggregate trade proved moderately resilient” to [...]
Why Donald Trump’s love affair with tariffs will only end badly November 26, 2024 A lot of ink has been spilled trying to work out what impact this will have on the global economy. To cut a long story short, nobody knows exactly what will happen - but it is not going to be good.