Inflation is on the rise, from above its 2% inflation target for the first time in many years, and global interest rates are still at historically ultra-low levels to allow for a broad-based recovery from the pandemic. This current scenario is making central bank economists nervous and producers stress over price rises, material shortages and […]
2021 Half-time Report: The Wrong Kind of Recovery Read More »
Not-with-standing a possible Liberal Democrats resurgence to circumvent the referendum all in the name of democracy you understand. To help the little people who can’t decide issues for themselves and need the educated café-latte metropolitan elites to keep them on the path to their servitude and salvation for a fee of course. Meanwhile, the SNP
World events are keeping investors, commentators and world markets fully engaged after armed drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and the Khurais oilfield. The strikes caused massive fires and production outages causing oil prices to spike up to 20% in the immediate aftermath of the attacks before settling circa. $65 per
Brexit or Not: Iran Denies as Saudi Burns while Turkey Buys and China Churns. Read More »
Boris Johnston has become the UK’s new prime minister as widely expected- see June 2019 blog- by winning the Conservative party members’ votes for a new leader.
Cause For Concern? Read More »
The UK has a caretaker Prime Minister from Friday 7th June until a replacement leader is chosen by the Conservative Party later in the Summer. How long can the new incumbent last in attempting to push a Brexit decision through parliament remains to be seen. A vote of no-confidence is a strong possibility if support
The Next Prime Minister’s Burden, Followed by a Referendum and a General Election Read More »
