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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Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine has produced a strong immune response across all age groups according to data from the Phase 2 testing trials. The fact that the vaccine found immune responses to the age groups of over 70’s who often…
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The coinciding of the end of the furlough scheme and further regional lockdowns has brought about an alarming increase in permanent job losses that now go beyond the hospitality and service sector. In the summer, the hopes were that the…
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Stock markets took fright this week just ahead of Halloween as £40bn was lost from the value of FTSE 100 companies meaning the index fell -2.5% to 5,582 on Wednesday. This is the lowest value since April. These falls were…
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With less than one week to go before election day on November 3rd, former vice-president Joe Biden, is polling ahead of incumbent President Donald Trump in key battleground states. In Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where Mr Trump won by a…
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All pre-election forecasts are putting Joe Biden on course to win the race to the White House. US polling firm Election Projection suggests Biden will win 334 electoral college votes which is comfortably over the 270 needed to become the…
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In Italy, The Governor of the Bank of Italy, Mr Ignazio Visco has warned that ‘as the pandemic continues families and business will batten down and massive monetary and fiscal intervention will be needed’ His concerns were echoed by the…
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