Articles
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World’s debt balloons
Covid-19 is being allowed to let rip in the public finances.
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A global property boom
Covid-19 has pushed the global economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression.
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Oil prices stalling
Are we heading for another oil-price slump? Benchmark Brent crude futures plunged to an 18-year low of around $19 a barrel in April, while US oil futures briefly went negative.
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London property remains over-valued
London’s housing market remains over-valued, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index.
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South Africa faces storm
“The storm is upon us,” says South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. Already in recession before the pandemic hit, South Africa has been the fifth-worst hit country in the world measured by the number of coronavirus cases.
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Recession in Turkey
Having just returned from Turkey, it is clear that it’s currency – the Lira – is back in the firing line. The Turkish tourism industry has been hit hard by the pandemic, reducing crucial foreign-currency earnings.
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China leads global recovery whilst tensions escalate
Despite China's increasingly belligerent stance provoking a global backlash, it is, by far, the world’s best-performing big economy this year.
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A sunny retirement
Want to live a very low tax retirement? Good news: you can.
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Hong Kong’s new normal
It has been ten days since a new security law, effectively imposed by the Chinese government, came into effect, but already the atmosphere in Hong Kong has changed dramatically.
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UK House Prices falling
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Reset for the recovery
Fears about the economic impact of coronavirus-induced lock-downs sparked a record-breaking sell-off in March. But global financial markets have since staged an equally record-breaking recovery, driven by monetary and fiscal stimulus, and re-opening economies.
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Inflation will return
The guardians of the world’s currencies have unleashed unprecedented monetary stimulus in response to the pandemic.
