It is becoming clear that in order for the UK to secure a favourable trade deal the EU want the UK to pay out a €50bn divorce bill. The EU needs this money as the loss of Britain’s contribution will…
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The Bank of England has recently stated that up to 75,000 high end jobs could be lost in the financial service sector following Britain’s departure from the EU. This assumes that no special deal is made over EU passporting rights…
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While the UK economy is still doing well we have fallen down the G20 growth league as others have caught up. The UK is growing at a rate that could be reasonably expected. The National Institute of Economic and Social…
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The number of people out of work fell to 1.4 million in Q3 leaving the jobless rate at 4.3%. UK unemployment is at a 42 year low and may fall further. There are 32.1 million people in work in the…
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Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK commercial real estate market has continued to behave in line with long term trends. Asian investors accounted for the majority of oversea investors but American and German investors were also active. A weaker economic environment…
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The Eurozone grew by 0.6% in Q3 of 2017 which was above analysts’ expectations. The annual growth rate has been 2.5% while European unemployment stands at 8.9% which is the lowest for nine years. European inflation however fell to 1.4%…
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It has been nearly a year since Donald Trump was installed as US President. During that time we have seen the stock markets rise but little in the way of actual policy success from the new administration. Mr Trump has…
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Asian stock markets have had a good year supported by renewed activity from China. Stock markets in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan and Indonesia have through strong corporate profits, increased economic stimulus, growth in demand and consumption hit…
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Chinese share values have performed very well. The Shanghai Composite Index grew by 11% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index grew by 37% in the year to November. Just as in the USA, Chinese technology stocks such as Alibaba and…
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