Some surprising UK data was released today and for once it was of the pleasant...
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Could Women hold the Answer to South African Growth?
Yesterday 270 South African Miners were convicted of murder following the deaths of 34 of...
Thought kids moved out at 18? Well, there’s a recession on so think again.
The economic downturn has been responsible for many embittered grumbles. Tax hikes, spending cuts and...
Strong Yen erodes a century of made-in-Japan
For the first time in a hundred years Japanese companies are building their products abroad...
Two Consecutive Quarters of Decelerating U.S. Growth
Despite the U.S. unemployment rate increasing to 8.3 per cent in July of this year...
‘Rich Tax’ – Clegg insists on making fiscal restraint fair
The British double-dip recession has proven to be more ingrained than feared, and the uncompromising...
Not only is the glass half empty, the plate’s going to be half empty too.
Lately it seems that if it’s not bad news it’s worse news. Well, today there...
Tropical Storm Isaac set to impact global commodity prices
The Tropical storm ravaging its way across the Gulf of Mexico is gearing up to...
The Aussie Mining Boom is over, or is it?
An Australian minister has declared that the country’s mining boom has ended with implications for...
Revised GDP Ever So Slightly Above Expectations
At the beginning of 2012 the UK economy eased into its second recession. Since then,...