How to ditch corporation tax and grow government income at the same time
Sep 03, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Another day, another tax headline. This week, its Apple, which faces a 13 billion (11bn) tax bill in Ireland from the EU. Everyone says there must be a better way to make business pay its way. I support boosting the tax...
From Gabon to Zimbabwe, African presidents are under siege
Sep 03, 2016 10:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Its sometimes democracy as we know it albeit with twists and turns but there is certainly a new appetite for political pluralism developing in Africa. This sometimes leads not only to change, but to deep division. In...
Chart of the Day: US in recession
Sep 02, 2016 14:52 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
According to the findings of Zerohedge and SocGen, The U.S. economy is in recession, if the consumption part is taken away and they argue that it is not like that the consumption is driving the economy but it is...
US August non-farm payroll preview
Sep 02, 2016 12:12 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Today NFP report for the month of August is to be published at 12:30 GMT from 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...
Britain's construction sector edging "closer to stabilisation" - PMI
Sep 02, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
UK construction industry recovered more than expected in August, PMI data released earlier on Friday showed. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 49.2 in August from 45.9 in the...
New Zealand’s building work grows strongly in Q2, positive trend likely to continue
Sep 02, 2016 06:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The volume of building work in New Zealand grew robustly in the second quarter, with widespread strength seen throughout residential and non-residential elements. Given the huge construction sector pipeline, the positive...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 2nd September, 2016
Sep 02, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Not many economic dockets and events are scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Japan: Consumer confidence marginally improved to 42. Upcoming: Spain:...