Articles
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UK welcomes HongKong Nationals
Migration agents in Hong Kong have seen a rush of enquiries from people seeking to access the UK’s new visa scheme, which came into force on 31st January.
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The Great Crash of 2021?
US stocks are more expensive than they were prior to the Wall Street crash of 1929 on a cyclically adjusted price/earnings.
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The Arab Spring : Ten Years on
Ten years ago, the Arab world was rocked by mass protests and popular uprisings that ousted dictators.
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Is Britain’s house-price boom set to continue?
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, UK house prices have been rising fast this year. Will that continue in 2021?
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The Dollar’s on the slide
The US dollar recently hit a two-year low as markets move firmly into ‘risk-on’ mode.
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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.
