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 …
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 post-war period saw a golden era of home-ownership. Workers from all social classes were able to buy their own home. Home ownership rates rose, and the idea of getting on the housing ladder was a key part of the national psyche. The American dream is perhaps to get rich, the British dream was to …
In the past few months, inflation in the UK has halved from 10 to 4.7%. In the US it has fallen to 3% but ask an average shopper and they may express scepticism, the cost of living seems to be rising much faster. In 2021 Jordan Peterson tweeted that he believes inflation was 15% rather …
In the post-war period, the UK economy grow at 2.5% a year, but since great financial crisis, growth has slowed down markedly. 13 Years of Economic Decline – Is Conservative Government to Blame?Watch this video on YouTube The OECD report that since 2010, the UK has seen growth of just 0.1% in average wages, significantly …
And after a decade long-boom in house prices, the past 12 months have been a real turning point. Real house prices have already fallen 13%, and last month Rightmove reported a £6,000 decline in average asking prices. But some commentators believe the worst is still to come due to higher interest rates and a struggling …
Europe’s population is set to fall from 750 million to 570 million within six decades, and this will have profound economic and social costs. In the 1950s, 1 in 12 people were over 65, now it is 1 in 4. At the end of the century, it will be 1 in 3. Europe’s Fertility Crisis …