Economics Archives - Page 17 of 22

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

UK Brexit negotiators will struggle to forge good City deal

Macron warns that City’s European influence and business could slide after Brexit.

A good City Brexit deal is essential for the UK economy. Otherwise banks, asset managers, insurance and pension funds won’t have full access to the European Union’s (EU) … Read the rest

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

Fed’s quantitative tightening (QT) likely to dent US economy

Combination of QT – slower money growth and higher interest rates- will cut consumer spending this year- Hoisington

Quantitative tightening (QT) i.e. tighter money, rising interest rates, low savings and high debt, could confound optimistic economists.

This is the view … Read the rest

December 18, 2017January 18, 2018

Trade in goods, services features in tough Brexit negotiations

Financial services are the key stumbling blocks

EIGHTEEN months since the referendum in June 2016, the UK and the European Union (EU) are only now ready for challenging trade negotiations.

Phase one of the negotiations has finally been signed off, … Read the rest

December 15, 2017January 16, 2018

Eurozone revival beats expectations, but structural, cyclical issues remain

Almost all Eurozone GDPs are still below 2007 pre crash levels.

THE eurozone economy has exceeded the gloomy consensus forecasts that were prevalent 12 months ago, but deep-seated structural and cyclical problems remain.

Morgan Stanley, one of the few investment … Read the rest