by Christopher Nye | Oct 16, 2018
Theresa May delivered a Brexit statement to the House of Commons yesterday but the response from MPs was notably underwhelming. The Prime Minister is cutting an increasingly isolated figure at present and it is difficult not to sympathise with her. May campaigned to...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 16, 2018
The weekend was dominated by headlines which revolved around Brexit and were a far cry from the Dow Jones report which claimed a divorce agreement could be settled within a week. Less than a week ago, the outlook was more positive than it had been for some time and...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2018
In recent times, markets around the world have become increasingly concerned about the inflationary impact of falling US unemployment, with some believing it could lead to a demand for higher wages. In addition, there is the threat to emerging markets – many...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2018
On Friday, there were two pieces of economic data which were worthy of our attention. The Halifax house price index for September showed that UK house prices fell by 1.4% last month, which is the sharpest fall since April 2018. It follows a 0.2% fall in August and was...
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by Christopher Nye | Oct 8, 2018
The euro had a mixed week against the dollar and ended up pretty much where it began the week. It dipped below the €1.15 mark on Wednesday before two consecutive days of slight gains pushed it back safely above. For now, anyway. If 2017 was the euro’s year, then 2018...
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