uk facing its own fiscal cliff warns ignis thomson
The UK will be standing on the edge of its own fiscal cliff next year if the Government stands by its austerity measures, Ignis Asset Management's Stuart Thomson has warned.
The UK will be standing on the edge of its own fiscal cliff next year if the Government stands by its austerity measures, Ignis Asset Management's Stuart Thomson has warned.
The UK economy expanded by a better-than-expected 1% during the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary figures.
A country's gross domestic product is the accepted measure of its economic strength but John Husselbee argues this is too narrow a focus and should be broadened.
Neil Williams looks at the impact of all the various QE measures on UK GDP and inflation and hints at the Bank of England Governor leaving office at the end of the year with inflation finally back at its 2% target.
In a great day for TLAs, CPI, RPI and the IMF’s forecast for UK GDP have all dropped dramatically.
Japan may have posted the first positive quarter-on-quarter GDP figures for more than a year but there are still too many economic negatives to make it anything other than a good stock-pickers market.
The Markit/CIPS PMI survey data for August shows the services sector falling by near record levels.
European governments have signed off on a 700bn bailout fund that will not kick in until 2013.
George Buckley looks at industrial and construction output figures to asses their impact on Q2 GDP.
Mervyn King has suggested that inflation will hit 5% by the end of ths year before falling in 2012.
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research believes global growth is waning.
More fund houses are starting to play on the link between GDP growth and equity markets.