04 May 2020 UK Economic Forecast: Three Stages to the Covid-19 Slump and Recovery say Morgan Stanley

Economists at investment bank Morgan Stanley have said they see the coronoacrisis economic slump as being deeper than they originally anticipated, with only a partial bounce back occurring in 2021.โ€ฆ

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04 May 2020 FTSE 100 Forecast: Stock Market Correction Overdue

Weโ€™ve seen a tale of two halves for equities. It started on a strong note but markets fell back towards week-end and are down again today.

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04 May 2020 CFOs Give Glimpses on How British Businesses Have Been Permanently Altered by Covid-19 Pandemic

The confidence levels amongst the Chief Financial Officers of the UK's largest companies has plummeted to the lowest levels ever recorded by the Deloitte CFO survey due to the covid-19 pandemic andโ€ฆ

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29 April 2020 U.S. Economy: -4.8% First-quarter GDP Contraction Spells Trouble for Rest of the World's Economy

The U.S. economy experienced a historic contraction at the hands of the coronavirus in the first-quarter, with gross domestic product falling further than markets had anticipated and potentially poโ€ฆ

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27 April 2020 Sunak Tries to Resuscitate his Small Business Lending Ambitions with new Bounce Back Loan Scheme

The UK Government has initiated a new loan scheme for businesses in response to evidence that measures already undertaken have largely failed to support businesses in a rapidly imploding economy.

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24 April 2020 UK Retail Sales Slump by Largest Rate on Record

The fall in retail sales witnessed in March is the largest on record, and economists say a further large decline is likely in April.

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23 April 2020 U.S. Job Losses Near 30mn as Coronavirus Threatens a 13% Unemployment Rate for April

U.S. job losses slowed again last week, Department of Labor data revealed Thursday, but nearly 30 million Americans have made welfare claims since the coronavirus gained a foothold in the worlโ€ฆ

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