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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Domestic demand subdued as Chinese manufacturing growth slows

September 1, 2014

It's an underwhelming morning for the Chinese economy. Official purchasing managers' index (PMI) figures for the manufacturing sector missed expectations by 0.1 points in August, while HSBC and Markit Economics's measure was revised down by a similar amount. Asian markets remained largely unaffected by the news, with Shanghai Composite, the Nikkei and the [...]
Housebuilder Berkeley: The London property market is back to “normal”

September 1, 2014

Tony Pidgley, the charismatic founder and boss of Berkeley Group, is famous for calling the top of the housing market during the downturn. Today, the London housebuilder holds its Annual General Meeting – and in a trading statement this morning, Pidgley said the market is "stabilising": Since the start of the current financial year, the [...]
UK property: Stamp duty is still a barrier to sale as demand looks flat

August 27, 2014

Demand may be seeping out of the housing market, but it's taking its time about it. The National Association of Estate Agents, which conducts monthly surveys of affiliated agents, found the average number of buyers registered per office had decreased 0.9 per cent between June and July,while the number of houses registered for sale increased [...]
Chinese property company offers £200,000 discount on homes to Alibaba users

August 27, 2014

Shop on Amazon and you might receive discount on a box of wine. Use Alibaba, and you could get money off mortar. Chinese builders need new methods to attract buyers: the country has enough floor space on sale to satisfy four years of demand, and over 90 per cent of households own the bricks and mortar [...]
In graphs: London house prices up 19.3 per cent, UK 10.2 per cent

August 25, 2014

As we reported earlier, UK house prices were up 10.2 per cent in the twelve months to June, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) data. This was slightly lower than the figures of 10.4 per cent for the 12 months to May but still staunch growth. The news is that growth has slowed, corroborating the [...]
French government dissolved as Hollande goes on the offensive

August 25, 2014

His name is rarely written without a negative adjective, usually beleaguered, but Francois Hollande is going on the offensive. The French President, whose approval ratings are unlikely to give pollsters vertigo, has responded quickly to a left-wing revolt in his cabinet. Manuel Valls, ally and prime minister, tabled the resignation of his government paving the [...]
Is the ECB considering quantitative easing?

August 25, 2014

European markets are up this morning after European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi gave a doveish speech in Jackson Hole (Friday). The ECB, Draghi implied, could be gearing up for more monetary stimulus, in order to address the ongoing stagnation in the Eurozone economy. Inflation in the Eurozone has been perilously low of late, [...]
Financial markets at risk of cyber attack says watchdog

August 25, 2014

In the Batman film The Dark Knight, the Joker ransacks the Gotham city stock exchange with a cocktail of automatic weaponry, knives and laptops. In the real world, the threat to the financial markets from cyber attacks is not so easily spotted. In an interview with the Financial Times, the head of global watchdog the International Organisation [...]
EU referendum: Cameron considers threatening EU with Brexit

August 25, 2014

David Cameron is likely to issue an unveiled threat to EU powers by raising the prospect of a British exit. According to information obtained by The Times, the prime minister and his advisors are "actively considering" making a stand, although the timing is yet to be confirmed. The announcement would be aimed at strengthening Britain's bargaining position, [...]
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