German Retail Sales Fall whilst Unemployment Rises
There was Olympic upset for Germany yesterday as Ukrainian Yana Shemyakina took gold at the women’s individual epee. Shemykina’s victory relegated the German defending champion Britta Heidemann to second place and a silver medal.
After a [...]
Olympic Spanish Stumble
As the 2012 Olympics enters its third full day everyone is wondering how the London Transport Network will cope with its most mammoth challenge to date. With an estimated 1 million people joining the already overcrowded underground and overground [...]
An Awful Apprehension – 1 in 3 think Britain’s Credit Rating could be Downgraded.
In the wake of this week’s release of British GDP data economists and bond strategists have revised estimates regarding the nation’s credit rating. After it was announced on Wednesday that in the second quarter the economy contracted by [...]
A Golden Olympic opportunity for Britain
Today sees the beginning of the long awaited 2012 Olympic games and as the worlds athletes prepare to compete for glory the UKs Businessmen and Politicians are competing in their own event, Drumming up business.
Yesterday the British Prime Minister [...]
Hollande to say Au Revoir to Growth Projects
Shortly after his inauguration French President Francois Hollande became an integral part of the development of the European 120 billion euro financing package, a proportion of which was assigned to investment in infrastructure. Since coming [...]
Far Reaching Effects of the European Debt Crisis
The European sovereign debt crisis continues to have global implications as Thailand makes plans to cut interest rates should the euro-zone situation worsen.
Last year’s floods severely disrupted company supply chains, including those of integral [...]
Berlin Crisis Talks further Spanish Crisis
Although the Spanish Treasury did sell bonds worth 3 billion euro’s, positive news for the nation is in short supply. For the first six months of 2012, with market conditions less taxing, Spain managed to secure over half of its annual debt [...]
China, Slowing or Speeding?
The results of a private survey indicate that after a rebound in lending and two interest-rate cuts, China’s manufacturing contraction may slow. A PMI reading of 49.5 was released today by Markit Economics and HSBC Holdings Plc, just 0.5 off [...]
Sun Shining and Slip Sliding Inflation see British Optimism rise.
Now, it might just be the result of shock over the recent spate of sun, but apparently British pessimism has lifted a little. This new found hopeful perspective is directed towards a sector which usually yields a pretty miserable response – [...]
Under Pressure – Euro drops against Yen.
Concerns that the European debt crisis is escalating have seen the euro falling to the lowest level in over a decade against the yen.
With the Greek government yet to reach an agreement over how its bailout targets are to be met, and with yet [...]
