17 March 2020 Sharp U.S. Recession Ahead as Crisis-fighting Toolbox Reaches Limits

The U.S. economy faces a historic crunch that's already close to exhausting the Federal Reserve's (Fed) arsenal and which could yet necessitate the most significant shake-up of the crisis-fighting …

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17 March 2020 UK Jobs Market in Rude Health Ahead of Coronavirus-induced Recession

Britain's labour market was in rude health early in the New Year before the coronavirus cropped up in Wuhan, although with the deadly viral pneumonia now in three quarters of the world's countries …

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12 March 2020 The UK Budget: Experts’ Views on What It Means for the Economy 

The government’s maiden budget has been widely credited with backstopping the economy against a mounting coronavirus crisis while also positioning the UK for faster growth in future years, but it’s…

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11 March 2020 UK GDP: Economy's Boris Bounce Fails to Materialise, March GDP Forecast to Fall 0.5%

Despite an array of surveys suggesting the UK economy bounced back strongly in January, largely as a response to the decisive outcome of the December General Election, official data out Wednesday s…

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11 March 2020 UK Economy Grinds to a Halt in January, Data Shows, Placing Spotlight on Treasury

The UK economy ground to a halt in January, Office for National Statistics data revealed on Wednesday, raising pressure on government to support growth in its first budget due to be announced later…

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09 March 2020 Oil Price Forecast: MUFG say $25 Possible

Oil prices can fall significantly lower according to economists at global investment bank MUFG who have reacted to the surprising outcome of Friday's OPEC+ that saw oil producers fail to agree a de…

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06 March 2020 Interest Rate Cuts Ineffectual in Fighting Coronavirus Slump, Recovery Only Likely in 2nd Half 2020

The economic impact to the world's economy from the coronavirus is likely to last for a number of months with some economists saying a recovery to economic activity is only likely in the second hal…

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