15 November 2016 UK Unemployment Forecast to Jump in 2017

The consequences of Brexit have still not fully fed through into the economy, say UBS, but after Article 50 is triggered at the start of 2017 the full effects are expected to depress growth.

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15 November 2016 No Exodus of London Financial Services Jobs to Europe, in Fact the Market is Looking Pretty Good

The expected slowdown in the financial services job market has not been as steep as some had feared, according to recruitment consultant’s Morgan McKinley’s October employment report.

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09 November 2016 America's Squeezed Middle-Class Wins it for Trump

Against polling and market expectations, the US has voted Donald Trump to become the next US president.

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09 November 2016 Why Foreign Exchange Markets Quickly Warmed to President Trump

It appears exchange rate markets are quickly warming up to the idea of a Trump presidency.

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07 November 2016 Spreadex: Londoner takes A £200K Punt on Trump Victory

Spread betting company also tells of a pair of £100k wagers on Trump.

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03 November 2016 ECB Quantitative Easing + the Eurozone itself are Flawed Blast Deutsche Bank

An embattled Deutsche Bank has launched an extraordinary attack on the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing saying it lays the foundations for another crisis.

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02 November 2016 Construction PMI Beats Estimates but Fails to Budge Sterling

Good news for the UK economy mid-week with the release of some better-than-forecast data from the construction sector.

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