The official SAGE projections used to justify England being placed into a month-long national lockdown have been ‘updated’. The graphs presented by Sir Patrick Vallance, the governments chief scientific adviser had indicated that England could see 1500 deaths and 9000…
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For the first three months of 2020 Chines GDP fell by -6.8% due to their national lock down and the closure of factories and manufacturing plants. In Q2 the economy had started its recover and grew by +3.2%. China has…
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New Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga used his first policy speech in Parliament to present plans for Japan to become carbon neutral by 2050. Mr Suga succeeded Shinzo Abe in becoming Prime Minister after Mr Abe stood down in August…
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Despite the fall in demand for oil and the resulting volatility in Brent Crude Oil prices this year, BP has returned to profit in Q3 having posted a massive US$6.7bn loss in Q2. BP profits in Q3 were US$86m but…
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Government bond yields have fallen to record lows due to heavy QE and an increased demand this year for safe haven assets. With global interest rates likely to stay low, yield starved investors will need to look elsewhere for income.…
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Against all the pollsters claims, there is a distinct possibility that Donald Trump will retain the presidency and the Republican Party the majority in the Senate. After pollsters predicted a landslide victory for Biden and the Democrats, this outcome would…
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UK negotiators have repeatedly expressed their frustration that so far, the EU has refused to start drafting joint legal text even though a large majority of the trade deal is already agreed in areas such as goods, transport and social…
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With little short-term expectations over inflation due to lower consumer spending, recessionary pressures and rising unemployment one might not expect the world to be too concerned about inflation. However there has been a rise in expectations over future inflation as…
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Boris Johnson has tried to keep Britain open, but is now faced with the rise in infections and projections that would see the NHS overwhelmed by November 23rd, including the extra capacity provided by the Nightingale hospitals and cancelling of…
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