Last week the UK economy slipped into recession. But, was it avoidable? Why are interest rates not coming down when households are facing the greatest squeeze on incomes for a generation? Although inflation is falling it is still above the inflation target, but it is a mistake to prolong a recession, when inflation is expected …
How QE Damaged the Economy and Housing MarketWatch this video on YouTube When we are young, we are taught money doesn’t grow on trees, but that’s not quite true, with QE the Central Bank can create as much money as it likes. And since the financial crisis, the Bank of England created £845 billion …
Canada has an abundance of natural resources. Why Canada’s Economy is Doing Worse than You RealiseWatch this video on YouTube It has the third largest known supplies of oil in the world, helping to make it the 10th largest economy in the world and top 20 GDP per capita. It benefits from close economic ties …
Why The UK economy is in Recession but US is BoomingWatch this video on YouTube Whilst the UK economy slips into recession, The American economy is booming. Latest figures show US growing at nearly 5%, but the UK economy seems stuck in a near perpetual stagnation. (Germany is doing slightly worse. In the past five …
Is US Economy Heading to Recession For 2024 Election – Six Warning SignsWatch this video on YouTube The US economy is currently booming with economic growth of over 3%, record employment figures and core inflation falling to 2%. It has been labelled the Goldilocks economy – everything is appearing to go well, but last year, …
The UK economy remains on a knife edge, after a year of stop-start economic growth, the Bank of England forecasts continued economic stagnation into 2024. Other forecasters are marginally less pessimistic, hopeful that a fall in inflation will help to increase real wages and consumer spending. UK Economic Forecasts for 2024Watch this video on YouTube …
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 …
The UK economy is in dire straights. High inflation, low growth and rising debt. Since 2007, productivity has slowed down, leading to lost output and one of the worst growth rates in the OECD. The brunt of the slowdown has been felt by average workers, who have seen an unprecedented fall in real wages and …