Tejvan Pettinger

A majority of Europeans fear the EU could break up in the next 10 to 20 years. This is despite support for EU membership increasing in recent years. So why is there concern the world’s most successful regional block could split apart? Brexit was a real shock for the European establishment, the seemingly unthinkable happened. …

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How The Irish Economy Overtaken Brexit Britain? In the post-war period the Republic of Ireland, stood in the shadow of its richer neighbour, with average incomes nearly three times less than the UK. Yet, over the next few decades, the Irish economy was transformed and by the early 2000s, had overtaken UK GDP per capita. …

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Earlier in the year the UK had record-breaking inflation with both headline and core inflation remaining well above the government’s target and being worse than forecast. As bad news on inflation kept coming the Bank of England increased interest rates 14 times. Finally, in a narrow vote, the Bank paused to halt rate rises. But, …

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America is the biggest economy in the world, it is also one of the richest with average GDP per capita of around $80,000. The richest three American billionaires own more wealth than the poorest 70 countries combined. In the post-war period, US GDP increased by 900% leading to unprecedented levels of income. But, there is …

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House prices are falling at their fastest rate since 2009. With average prices 5% or £14,600 lower than last year. (Both Halifax and Nationwide reporting similar falls) Whilst Property experts are hoping for a soft landing, the market still has to absorb more bad news with a record fall in mortgage approvals and the impact …

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In 2000, the average GDP per capita in the UK was over three times that of Poland. But with the UK economy stuck in a trap of low economic growth, forecasts suggest, on current growth trends Poland could overtake the UK economy by 2035. In terms of raw size, the UK will still be larger, …

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In the space of 18 months, Bank of England base rates have risen from historical lows to 5%, with more expected. It’s a remarkable turnaround for an economy accustomed to ultra-low borrowing costs – the rapid increase in rates have seen soaring mortgage costs and threatens to push an already struggling economy into recession. Yet …

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