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Forecast for US Recession and UK Stagnation Adds to Investors’ Concerns
• Markets unsettled as forecasts for a mild US recession unnerve investors
• Better than expected China exports fail to significantly lift the mood.
• The...
UK Economy Shook Off Omicron Shackles In January But Warning Signs...
UK Economy Shook Off Omicron Shackles In January But Warning Signs Ahead Due To High Inflation
• Gross domestic product (GDP) bounced back in January...
Blockchain Technologies Could Boost The UK Economy By £57 Billion By...
· Tracking and tracing products and services is the application with the largest economic potential (£30bn)
· Public administration, education and healthcare sectors will benefit...
UK’s Economic Recovery Comes To A Sudden Stop, With Minimal Impact...
The UK’s economic recovery stalled in September, with businesses reporting that profits were down 21% - unchanged from a month earlier.
Perhaps more concerningly, business...
Monthly Number of ATM Transactions in the UK Plunged by 40%...
The surge in the online payments amid coronavirus lockdown has caused a massive hit on the ATM transactions in the United Kingdom. Even before...
UK Public Debt Exceeds 100% of GDP For The First Time...
· With borrowing exceeding GDP for the first time since 1963, more money should be directed towards SMEs
· Leading SME investment provider – IW...
This Is How The UK Economy is Starting To Emerge From...
· Manufacturing and construction businesses appear to have benefited from restrictions easing, while other sectors still struggle. This is the first sign of the...
UK Coronavirus-Budget: Markets Will Be Buoyed As Stimulus Rolls Out
Amidst the growing negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the UK government has announced a stimulus package worth £30 billion to protect Britain's economy...
Opinion: Parliament Prevents Ratification Of Johnson’s Brexit Deal
By Dean Turner, Economist, and Daniel Trum, CFA, Strategist, UBS AG
In one of the most unpredictable votes in House of Commons for some time, and no...
With The UK Facing A Looming Recession, Now Is The Time...
As the political uncertainty intensifies due to parliament suspension, the pound value nosedives and the UK faces a looming recession, those with UK financial...
UK Parliament Suspension: No-Deal Brexit Is Still Unlikely
By Dean Turner, Economist, UBS AG
Boris Johnson has announced that the government is preparing for a Queen's speech on 14 October. While there is...
UK Economy: Banks Overlook SMEs Financial Needs Albeit Those Being Key...
GDP grows by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics quarterly national accounts out today....
Debt Investment Attractiveness Grows Among UK Investors Despite Uncertainty Caused By...
One in five UK Investors are considering debt investment as an attractive option to receive high and regular returns over the year. However, out...
UK Autumn Budget: Millions of Expats Urged to Consider Their Financial...
Millions of British expats should consider reviewing their personal financial strategies as the UK Chancellor puts an extra £500m aside in the Budget to...
Changes in the Autumn Budget Aim to Focus Tax Reliefs in...
Brexit talks keep filling agendas across EU and UK. This time around is the UK government who has given another step into varnish a...
The impact of Brexit on securitisation and capital markets
Global law firm Paul Hastings has released guidance on what the UK electorate’s decision to leave the European Union means for the UK.
Capital Markets/Securitisation/Bank...
UK GDP Growth Slows More than Forecast
The UK economy slowed more than forecast in the first quarter, growing at its weakest rate since 2012, in what could be a minor...
US Service Economy Rebounds in March: Markit
The UK services sector rebounded more than expected in March, reassuring investors the economy was growing at a moderate rate in the first quarter...