UK economy

The UK's dominant services sector expanded in May, easing concerns that then economy was at risk of going into reverse after both the construction and manufacturing sectors shrank last month.

June 5,2019

Gold prices

The Pure Gold Company are today reporting a 378% increase in first time investors purchasing gold bars and coins over the last seven days (compared to the weekly average for 2019), with many deeply concerned there will be a severe global recession driven by systemic geopolitical risks.

June 4,2019

Construction

Further confirmation that the UK economy is stalling ahead of the mid-year point was today confirmed by the release of survey data that showed the construction sector shrunk in May.

June 4,2019

Manufacturing

The UK's manufacturing sector contracted in May according to survey data which showed the total volume of new business placed fell for the first time in seven months.

June 3,2019

Trump geopolitics

The trade war is "for many people who are in his administration this is a long, multi-administration battle to put China ‘back in the box'" - Robin Niblett, Chairman of Chatham House.

May 30,2019

Astrologer's guide to the Euro

With traditional analysts enduring less-than-stellar forecasting success, we thought it unfair not to give the stars a shot at predicting the Euro's fortunes in the wake of the looming European Union elections.

May 19,2019

The UK services sector returned to growth last month as activity among companies in the UK's largest economic sector recovered from an earlier trough, according to the latest IHS Markit PMI survey, although it will be a tall order for the economy to better its first-quarter performance. 

May 3,2019

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