Inflationary pressures continue to build
The Christmas holiday shopping season in the US got off to an early start following reports of struggling supply chains and low inventories with retail sales in October increasing by[…]
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China continues to dominate the world media
The UK economy grew by 5.5% during the second quarter of 2021 while the current account deficit shrank to £8.6 billion as a result of a strong recovery in exports.[…]
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Financial markets continue to improve
Financial markets have continued to improve in spite of a notable decline in the PMI surveys across the globe. In the UK, this was to be expected after the economy[…]
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Dividend income continues to improve
Financial markets have for the most part been positive as a result of better public health outcomes following large scale vaccinations of the population in developed economies. Despite some economies[…]
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Business confidence is surging
Business confidence is surging to multi-year highs due to the strength of the economic rebound, booming global trade, an easing of coronavirus lockdowns and the Biden administration securing an infrastructure[…]
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Global markets are on the up
Consumer spending accounts for between half and two-thirds of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in most countries. In the UK, it accounted for 62% of nominal GDP in Dec 2020 and is the key[…]
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The economy is showing signs of improvement
Recently released data showed that the U.S. economy expanded at an annualised rate of 6.4% in the first quarter, mostly from stimulus-fuelled consumers who were flush with cash after receiving[…]
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Vaccine rollout continues unabated
The UK vaccine rollout continues unabated with new COVID cases currently the lowest since early last fall and it is expected that phase two will be completed by the end[…]
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Continuing to face significant headwinds
In spite of the fact that the US FOMC left monetary policy unchanged at its January meeting with the federal funds rate maintained at near zero, there was a 37bp[…]
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New lockdown further affects economy growth
The renewed optimism at the beginning of the financial year was tempered by the announcement by the Prime Minister of a new nationwide lockdown that would once again have a[…]
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