http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk Up to date comment and analysis on the uk economy Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:07:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-19th-february/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-19th-february/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:07:14 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1401 There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, a Greek rescue is close according to the Business News Section. I knew that, have been saying it for weeks. The Greek … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-19th-february/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-18th-february-2012/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-18th-february-2012/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:24:00 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1395 The Week in Review – mixed messages… Economics news this week, inflation figures, unemployment data, the Inflation Report and retail sales all providing fodder for the Saturday Economist. Download The Saturday Economist 18th February. for full details. Monday, Moody’s threatened … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-18th-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-12th-february-ceos-update/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-12th-february-ceos-update/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:09:21 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1391 There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, years-of-tax-pain-for-high-earners is the main headline, well tell me something I do not know for my two quid each week, please. David Smith … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-sunday-times-and-croissants-12th-february-ceos-update/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-11th-february-2012/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-11th-february-2012/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:25:20 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1387 The Week in Review – QE3 -  more water on the drowning. Economics news this week, the ONS reopened the doors and produced updates on construction – not much to build on, producer prices – heading in the right direction, … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-11th-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-why-the-mpc-will-vote-for-qe3-this-week/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-why-the-mpc-will-vote-for-qe3-this-week/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:10:29 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1383 Why the MPC will vote for more QE on Thursday The Saturday Economist Special – QE3 is coming. Despite our overall scepticism about QE, the probability is the MPC will vote for a further round of asset purchases when they … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-why-the-mpc-will-vote-for-qe3-this-week/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-5th-january-2012/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-5th-january-2012/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:55:40 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1378 There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, city-donors-lash-out-at Cameron – the Business News headline and inside, the Prime Minister is outed for bashing executive pay on the one hand … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-5th-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-this-week-4th-february-2012/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-this-week-4th-february-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:38:47 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1372 Economics news this week, the ONS appears to be closed all week with no major announcements forthcoming. We are obliged to trawl the Bank of England releases for news on lending, money supply (notes and coins and M4), together with … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/02/the-saturday-economist-economics-news-this-week-4th-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-corporate-strategist-apple-product-life-cycles-ipod-iphone-ipad-is-this-the-future/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-corporate-strategist-apple-product-life-cycles-ipod-iphone-ipad-is-this-the-future/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:26:50 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1367 On January 24th Apple reported first quarter results with the highest quarterly revenues and earnings ever. In this article,  we look at the product life cycles of the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. The Corporate Strategist – Apple Product … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-corporate-strategist-apple-product-life-cycles-ipod-iphone-ipad-is-this-the-future/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-20th-january-2012/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-20th-january-2012/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:23:26 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1354 There is something special about Sunday morning, the Sunday Times, hot croissants with honey and butter, excellent. Headlines, New £8 million bonus for RBS chief catches the eye as Stephen Hester is in line to secure shares as part of … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/sunday-times-and-croissants-ceos-update-20th-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-saturday-economist-who-bought-all-the-gilts/ http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-saturday-economist-who-bought-all-the-gilts/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:03:56 +0000 John Ashcroft http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/?p=1350 According to the latest figures from the Debt Management Office (Q2 2011), the total market value of central government liabilities was £ 1.1 trillion of which approximately £200 billion is index linked and the balance conventional gilts. At the end … Read More]]> http://www.johnashcroft.co.uk/2012/01/the-saturday-economist-who-bought-all-the-gilts/feed/ 0