Category Archives: Economy

The Bank of England (BoE) may have left interest rates on hold during today’s policy meeting, but there are strong indications that they will be cut lower in November. Markets had pretty much expected the outcome of today’s meeting, but… Continue reading “Breaking: Pound Exchange Rates Weaken as BoE Signals Rate Cut Ahead”

Euro exchange rates were left trending bullishly after the European Central Bank (ECB) made no changes to monetary policy at its latest meeting. Markets had not expected any adjustments to the various interest rates, but some other tweaks had been… Continue reading “Currency News: Euro (EUR) Trends Bullishly after European Central Bank Inaction”

There are many different ways of assessing the economic health of the country you wish to expatriate to. For starters, you could look at its gross domestic product, which is the total economic output, or wage growth, housing prices, unemployment… Continue reading “Moving Overseas to Work? The iPhone Index could Help You Decide Where to Go”

Pound exchange rates have dropped markedly after the Bank of England (BoE) surprised markets by announcing much stronger-than-expected monetary stimulus measures. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously agreed to cut interest rates to 0.25% – the lowest in the Bank’s… Continue reading “Breaking: Pound (GBP) Tumbles as Bank of England Unleashes Strong Brexit Stimulus Measures”

The UK’s decision to Brexit from the European Union took many by surprise, and with both the UK and Conservative governments experiencing immediate leadership crises, uncertainty following the vote has been considerable. Here we look at the major developments in… Continue reading “Why Britain Chose to Brexit – Key Turning Points of the UK’s EU Referendum”

With the EU referendum dominating minds and headlines, we look at the outcome of the last Europe-focused referendum and its similarities to today’s event. On the 5th of June 1975 the UK public went to the polls for an unprecedented… Continue reading “Will History Repeat Itself? The Two European Membership Referendums”