Carney defends BoE's quarterly Inflation Report, Brexit warnings
May 24, 2016 14:28 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney in a testiment before the Treasury Select Committee on 24 May 2016 defended his obligation to assess economic risks related to Brexit. He said that the the referendum decision could...
Briferendum Series: Pound’s volatility over Poll rises
May 24, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
As the referendum date closes in, Pounds volatility over poll rises. Over the past month or two, Pounds reaction to several polls have been mute. It has faced volatility in the initial days after Prime Minister David...
Briferendum Series: Shock scenarios review
May 24, 2016 11:50 am UTC| Commentary
UK Treasury, which has been accused of playing by the hands of George Osborne, Chancellor of exchequer, has published a detailed report on risks and cost associated with British exit from the Union. If you got time to...
Treasury Brexit report is overly negative – and simplifies reality
May 23, 2016 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Over 90 pages, the Treasurys latest report on the EU referendum attempts to identify the short-term economic effects of a Brexit vote. When the Treasury tweeted the publication late on the morning of May 23 it was billed a...
Briferendum Series: Osborne warns year-long recession
May 23, 2016 07:06 am UTC| Commentary
UK Treasury is about to release report on short term economic shock, arising from Brexit on Monday. The report is expected to show that there will be an immediate hit to jobs and interest rates, where former will be lost...
Dear young people: here's why you need to vote in the EU referendum
May 20, 2016 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
What will you be doing on June 23 this year? Perhaps youll be packing your tent and donning your wellies, ready for the start of Glastonbury. Or maybe youll be celebrating the end of your A Levels, or preparing to...
Why is the academic consensus on the cost of Brexit being ignored?
May 17, 2016 15:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Two issues dominate the EU referendum debate: economics and immigration. When it comes to my field of economics, polling evidence suggests that if people became convinced that they would be worse off by leaving, even it...
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