by Christopher Nye | Jan 18, 2019
Initial jobless claims decreased by 3,000 to 213,000 in the week ending 12 January from the previous week’s unrevised level of 216,000. It is the second consecutive week of declines and brought the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits to the lowest level...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 18, 2019
It seems to be that almost everywhere you look there is a confidence vote going on somewhere, with the Greek Prime Minister just the latest to survive one. Fears of a snap election in Greece have abated somewhat following the result, but there are still plenty of...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 18, 2019
Yesterday, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported that the threat of Brexit has significantly affected the UK housing market, with prices falling at the fastest rate in six years. In addition, the outlook for sales is said to be at the weakest it has...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 18, 2019
Yesterday, the leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom, confirmed that, on Monday, Theresa May will make a statement to MPs about the next steps in the Brexit process and that she will table a motion. She went on to say that that the debate and Brexit plan B vote will...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 17, 2019
The headline release from the eurozone yesterday was the German inflation rate for December 2018. The figures showed inflation dropped to 1.7% from 2.3% the previous month, which was in line with expectations. It is the lowest rate of inflation for eight months and...
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