Economists “debunk” Whitehall Brexit analysis – and claim the economy will grow February 20, 2018 A group of pro-Brexit economists claim to have “comprehensively debunked” Whitehall analysis suggesting the UK is heading for a period of depressed growth after leaving the EU, arguing the government’s stated policy will actually lead to growth. The Economists for Free Trade believe Brexit on the basis of Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech will boost [...]
Stock markets in Europe and US remain in a volatile mood: Wall Street staged a recovery that spurred on Asian and European markets on Monday February 13, 2018 If you can make sense of what is going on in equities markets right now you’ll make a fortune. After falling 2,000 points earlier in the week, Wall Street staged a bit of a recovery on Friday. That spurred on Asian and then European markets on Monday, which in turn once again fed into Wall [...]
Can you make sense of what is going on in the equities markets? February 13, 2018 If you can make sense of what is going on in equities markets right now you’ll make a fortune. After falling 2,000 points earlier in the week, Wall Street staged a bit of a recovery on Friday. That spurred on Asian and then European markets on Monday, which in turn once again fed into Wall [...]
Amazon is launching a shipping company to compete with UPS and FedEx February 9, 2018 Online retail giant Amazon is branching out and launching a shipping business, placing it in direct competition with the likes of UPS and FedEx. According to the Wall Street Journal, Shipping with Amazon (SWA) will pick up packages from businesses and ship them to consumers. The group is expected to roll out the new delivery [...]
Global markets are correcting not crashing February 7, 2018 When it came, the correction looked brutal: $4 trillion wiped off global stocks in a single day. But let’s not get carried away here. This was a correction rather than a rout whatever the newspapers might have us believe. The Dow Jones is still up 21% compared with the same time a year ago. The [...]
Global stocks fall again: Here’s how nine City analysts reacted February 6, 2018 Shares began their third day of falls this morning, with the FTSE 100 sliding more than two per cent in morning trading after record falls on Asian markets overnight. Here’s how analysts responded this morning. Read more: FTSE 100 follows Asia and Wall Street in third day of global equity rout 1. Fundamentals are still [...]
FTSE 100 follows Asia and Wall Street in third day of global equity rout February 6, 2018 The FTSE 100 plunged as trading opened at the London Stock Exchange, following the lead of equity markets in Asia and Wall Street in a third day of turmoil. The FTSE 100 lost 3.5 per cent at the open, before recovering to a loss of just under two per cent at the time of writing. [...]
Taking the bull by the horns: Does the sell-off signal the start of a bear market? February 6, 2018 FOMO, or the fear of missing out, was the overriding concern for stock market investors as we entered 2018. But markets can quickly change tack, and the first few days of February have seen investors dump equities over fears that the bull run is coming to an end. This sell-off has been prompted by mounting [...]
DEBATE: Will Janet Yellen’s departure from the Federal Reserve signal a shift in US monetary policy? February 5, 2018 Will Janet Yellen’s departure from the Federal Reserve signal a shift in US monetary policy? Vicky Pryce, CEBR board member and former joint head of the Government Economic Service, says YES. Janet Yellen stepped down last Saturday after having headed the Federal Reserve for the past four years – the first woman to have ever [...]
US stocks slide to biggest loss under Trump presidency on Federal Reserve inflation fears February 3, 2018 US stock markets ended the week last night with the biggest single-day loss of the Trump era, as investors adjusted their interest rate expectations following labour market data which showed signs of an increase in inflation. The benchmark S&P 500 lost 2.12 per cent over the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 2.54 [...]