The Saturday Economist May 18th : Inflation Report, a welcome change in outlook

Posted on May 18, 2013 by John Ashcroft

The Saturday Economist 18th May - Growth is in sight

Economics news – Inflation Report, a welcome change in outlook Inflation Report Wednesday, May Inflation Report, last in the series (of 82) for Sir Mervyn King as Governor. “There is a welcome change in the economic outlook”. Projections are for … Read More

The Saturday Economist, base rates on hold, trade no aid to the UK economy

Posted on May 11, 2013 by John Ashcroft

The Saturday Economist 11th May Trade no aid to the UK economy

Economics news – rates on hold, manufacturing and trade figures disappoint, Economics news – Base rates Base rates were left on hold this week and QE spending was held at £375 billion. Real rates adjusted for inflation, are minus 2.3%. … Read More

The Saturday Economist : UK recovery continues as markets push to new highs

Posted on May 4, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – UK recovery continues as markets push to new highs Economics news – latest data suggests the UK recovery continued into April, on the back of strong service sector growth. The FTSE 100 closed above 6,500 as global … Read More

The Saturday Economist 20th April – Fitch ratings, IMF doubts, inflation, retail sales and jobs

Posted on April 20, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – Fitch ratings, IMF doubts, inflation, retail sales and jobs news Fitch ratings agency downgrade – Tough week for the Chancellor as ratings agency Fitch downgraded the UK’s IDR (Issuer Default rating) from AAA to AA+. Fitch follows … Read More

The Saturday Economist 13th April – construction, manufacturing and trade – no way out!

Posted on April 13, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – construction, manufacturing and trade – no way out! Britain isn’t working – at least as policy makers hoped. This week the ONS released the February data on construction, manufacturing and trade. The glum news on construction and … Read More

The Saturday Economist – service sector and car sales head recovery

Posted on April 6, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – service sector and car sales lead recovery On Thursday, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.5% and to maintain the stock of asset purchases (QE) at £375 billion. Despite … Read More

The Saturday Economist – world growth is recovering in 2013

Posted on March 30, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – world growth is recovering in 2013 Start the year on a positive note and get it over with has been the caution since the start of the year but here we are at the end of the … Read More

The Saturday Economist – The difficult economic conditions we still face ..

Posted on March 23, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Economics news – the difficult economic circumstances we still face “I am going to level with the people about the difficult economic circumstances we still face and the hard decisions required to deal with them” said the Chancellor this week, … Read More

The Saturday Economist : recovery in sight, the pound is just right?

Posted on March 16, 2013 by John Ashcroft

Recovery in sight, the pound is just right and we might have seen growth without falls in construction and oil last year. This was the gist of the Governor’s interview with ITN news this week. Sterling rallied on the back … Read More

The Budget for Greater Manchester released today…..

Posted on March 14, 2013 by John Ashcroft

An economy in recovery but at a much slower rate than trend…. Download the Budget Statement Join the Saturday Economist Mailing List Without growth it will be difficult to reduce the deficit, but growth in service sector output and domestic … Read More

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