Gold is a clear winner from the pandemic Gold was initially sold off in February and during the early part of March. But since then gold has made substantial progress from the March lows, mostly due to central bank stimulus activity. Gold was around $1775.00 as of Wednesday 24th June.Read More →
Markets whipsawed overnight as the U.S. – China phase one trade deal came into question. Doubt was cast over the deal after Peter Navarro, trade adviser to President Trump, said the U.S.-China trade deal was over, prompting a sharp fall in stocks. He was quickly forced to retract the statement,Read More →
UK borrowing surges to pay for Covid-19 impact The UK’s debt is now worth more than its economy after the government borrowed a record amount in May 2020. The £55.2 billion was nine times higher than in May 2019 and the highest since records began. The borrowing sent government debtRead More →
Shocking but no surprise! The UK economy shrank by a record 20.4% in April 2020 due to the damaging affects of lockdown. The monthly decline was outlined in figures reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The GDP fall is three times greater than the decline seen during theRead More →
Too fast too soon? Blind hope or sensible policy? Governments around the world attempt re-opening, but is it too early? Will we be hit with a second wave of the coronavirus? Hope is that the worst of the pandemic is behind us now. How can we know? What does theRead More →
The UK economy shrank by 2%, the worst fall since the financial crisis of 2008. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy contracted by 2% in the three months to March, following zero growth in the final quarter of 2019. The decline was marked by a record fallRead More →
Money machines Central banks have been pumping money into their respective economies around the world. But it can’t go on forever, and at some point economies will have to learn to stand on their own two feet again. It won’t be easy. Coming out of lockdown Countries around the worldRead More →
Re-opening the UK economy It is generally agreed that economies will be much harder to re-open than they were to close. The UK PM on Sunday evening set out his plan to re-open the UK economy but this plan is still to be fleshed out. Boris Johnson, throughout lockdown, hasRead More →
Armchair critic – my opinion It’s all too easy to become an overnight coronavirus critic, or any type of critic for that matter from the comfort of your armchair, and especially so from the safety of your home. But I can’t help thinking that the UK government was just tooRead More →