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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Scottish independence debate hits US: Congress backs No campaign with pro-union resolution

August 7, 2014

The Scottish independence debate has burst on to the US political scene again. Twenty-seven members of the US Congress, including both Democrats and Republicans, have signed a resolution in support of the union, saying that "a United Kingdom, including Scotland, would be the strongest possible American ally". The focus of the resolution, which was tabled on [...]
Barclays’ Isa changes to hit savers

August 6, 2014

Barclays is set to move around 2.3m savers on to a new type of Isa which for two thirds of them will mean worse interest rates. The bank has already closed 11 of its cash Isas to new customers and will now be withdrawing them from existing customers too. The new Isas will pay less than [...]
Apple iPhone 6: Bigger screen, faster and with a new camera

August 6, 2014

We now have a probable release date for the iPhone 6 and it isn't far off; 9 September seems to be the anointed day, but what can we expect from Apple's flagship device? Here is a brief rundown of the features everyone is talking about. The last new iPhone, the 5s, was a revamp of the [...]
UK economy grew at slowest rate in a year as GDP rise stalls – Niesr

August 6, 2014

UK GDP grew by 0.6 per cent in the three months to July, down from 0.9 per cent for the previous three months and the slowest rate in a year, according to think tank National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) estimates. The figure equals that of the ONS: 0.8 per cent for the [...]
UK industrial production misses expectations

August 6, 2014

After the service sector beat expectations, UK industrial production reported some remarkably underwhelming numbers for June. Industrial production dribbled up 0.3 per cent between May and June, falling well short of expectations. As if that wasn't inspiring enough, manufacturing grew by only 0.3 as well, according to Office of National Statistics figures. Together the figures couldn't [...]
UK house prices up 10.2 per cent – five graphs that show the rise

August 6, 2014

Are they up or are they down? Halifax has released its latest house price figures which show a 10.2 per cent annual change and a 1.4 per cent rise in the last month, beating expectations. There has been a lot of speculation that the market is slowing, in part due to measures to regulate mortgage [...]
Ebola flight risk mapped: British Airways cancels UK routes

August 5, 2014

As the Ebola crisis continues, British Airways has cancelled flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia, cutting off the only direct flights to London. In a statement, the airline said it was unable to continue flights "due to the deteriorating public-health situation" in the area. The situation has intensified recently with new cases reported in Nigeria. [...]
Osborne: HS3 rail link between Leeds and Manchester would make a northern powerhouse

August 5, 2014

A high-speed rail connection between Leeds and Manchester would boost the northern economy, chancellor George Osborne has said. Speaking to the BBC Osborne said that a HS3 line would forge a "northern powerhouse," allowing the region to "take on the world." Such developments would come with a £7bn price tag, but the figure could fall if [...]
UK services PMI soars to 59.1 in July

August 5, 2014

The data is out: the services purchasing managers' index (PMI) was up to 59.1 in July, higher even than June, putting the headline figure at an eight-month high. The general consensus was that the figures would be up to 58.0 from 57.7. Such an increase could mean a stronger pound. Any reading above 50 indicates [...]
Chinese services PMI at its lowest since records began

August 5, 2014

The Chinese services purchasing managers' index came in at 50.0 for July, its lowest reading since data collation began in November 2005. According to research by HSBC and Markit, the sector was stagnant as a result of slowing market conditions in the property sector. Any reading above 50.0 indicates growth, and this is the first [...]

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