Does a lower pound boost manufacturing?
May 07, 2017 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The idea that a lower currency boosts manufacturing and a countrys exports is pervasive. So the 15% fall in the pound following the UKs Brexit vote is seen by many to be beneficial for this section of the economy....
The EU's farming policy is hated – but what comes next may be worse
May 06, 2017 02:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Out of all the EUs policies, the Common Agricultural Policy has consistently received the worst press in the UK. Politicians and papers of both the left and the right have variously attacked it for being too costly, too...
World Trade Organisation gives Australia's plain tobacco packs the (draft) thumbs up
May 05, 2017 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reportedly backed Australias laws on plain tobacco packaging implemented from December 2012. The apparent decision marks the end of the last of three cases brought against...
May 05, 2017 10:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
EUR-CZK rose mildly following yesterdays CNB board meeting and the commentary. The slight weakening of CZK reflects the slight downward revision which CNB made to its inflation forecast. The central bank revised its GDP...
May 05, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Today April NFP report is to be published at 12:30 GMT from the US. What is NFP report? NFP or non-farm payroll report is the monthly statistics on labor condition in the US released by US department of labor...
May 05, 2017 08:38 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Englands (BoE) Monetary policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep policy unchanged at its May meeting, maintaining a neutral policy bias relative to a market path of interest rates that, compared with...
BRICS bank is offering more of the same rather than breaking the mould
May 05, 2017 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The New Development Bank recently held its second annual meeting in the Indian capital of New Delhi to discuss the sustainability of financing development projects in its member states. The multilateral bank was...
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