By: Billy Ehrenberg

Billy Ehrenberg is a Data Journalist and Content Developer at City A.M. He can be contacted at billy.ehrenberg@cityam.com. He is particularly passionate about data visualisation and telling stories with numbers.

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US budget deficit falls to lowest level since 2007

October 15, 2014

The US economy has passed another landmark. According to the US Treasury, the budget deficit has shrunk to 2.8 per cent of GDP, its lowest level since the blue skies of pre-crisis 2007 were above it. The amount the government has to borrow to meet its outgoings is down from $680.2bn in the 12 [...]
Sluggish wage growth gives Bank of England a tough choice over interest rates

October 15, 2014

Unemployment rate: down. Wages: up a tiny bit. How does this affect the Bank of England's plans for interest rates? At six per cent, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the unemployment rate is looking healthier by the month. It’s comparable to the US rate (5.9 per cent) and far lower [...]
Where is the richest place in Europe? Inner London came out top

October 14, 2014

In the depths of the crisis, one small area of the UK held out: Inner London was still the richest place in the EU. Eurostat, the body that collates data about the European Union, has compiled stats on different economic measures to allow for a comparison of different regions. The data showed some big disparities: [...]
EE set to buy Phones 4U’s mobile business for under £5m

October 14, 2014

Phones 4U's retail arm may be done, but EE has just snapped up its mobile business for under £5m, according to the Financial Times. EE beat off competition from Argos and Talk Talk, and the deal is now just subject to approval from administrators. Citing a person close to the talks, the FT says a deal [...]
The average London house price is now £514,000: But how is the rest of the UK faring?

October 14, 2014

UK house prices are up 11.7 per cent in the year to August, the same as the year to July but how much are they being dragged up by London? Eleven point seven per cent growth seems big enough, given low wage growth and inflation of 1.2 per cent. But what about the context? According [...]
North Korean news agency: Kim Jong-Un returns

October 13, 2014

He's back. Kim Jong-Un, North Korea's rotund despot, had been out of the public eye for over a month, with rumours abound that he had been the victim of a coup or fallen foul of his own weight. Today, North Korean state media said, he gave a "field guidance" at a newly built housing complex. [...]
Times of Israel: IS may have used chemical weapons against Kurds

October 13, 2014

Health officials in the town of Kobani near the Turkish border have claimed that the Islamic State used chemical weapons in July. According to The Times of Israel, Kurdish functionaries claim to have evidence of the attacks and claim that chemical agents may have been used more than once. Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center’s Global Research in International [...]
US earnings season: Citigroup and Wells Fargo to declare on Tuesday as S&P 500 suffers

October 13, 2014

The S&P 500 is now six per cent lower than its 18 September peak as the markets ready themselves for earnings season. Monday is Columbus day; the calm before the storm, and no big names are declaring earnings. The week will soon hot up however, with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and JP Morgan chase [...]
Google’s Eric Schmidt: Amazon is our biggest search rival

October 13, 2014

Google's chairman has dismissed Bing and Yahoo: the biggest threat to its search hegemony is Amazon. Eric Schmidt believes that the scrutiny Google is under in Europe after the 'right to be forgotten' battle is unfair given the large roles played by the company's rivals, such as Facebook and Amazon. Mobile search is becoming more [...]
New poll shows Ukip surge, but party was more popular in 2013

October 13, 2014

A new Guardian/ICM poll has revealed a Ukip surge of five points after its recent by-election performances. The data shows Nigel Farage's party has jumped up to 14 per cent, with the Conservatives, the biggest losers, down two percentage points to 31. Labour was unchanged on 35 per cent, while the Liberal Democrats were up one percentage [...]

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