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The hourly labour costs in EU countries; lowest in Bulgaria (€4.4) and highest in Denmark (€42.0)
April 6th, 2017
Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.4 to €42.0 across the EU Member States in 2016 Lowest in Bulgaria and Romania, highest in Denmark and Belgium In 2016, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public ...
Draghi sends the Euro Lower on Thursday, Seen Paring Losses Mid-Day
April 6th, 2017
Euro to Dollar exchange rate: 0.8516, down a quarter of a percent Euro to Pound exchange rate: 1.0638, down a quarter of a percent The Euro was seen edging lower in European trade on Thursday, April 6 after the ...
BREXIT BEGINS: What could happen to Pound, house prices
March 30th, 2017
As the UK hits the Article 50 trigger The Sun take a look at what could happen to the pound, house prices and interest rates : AS Brexit begins and the UK officially starts the process of leaving the ...
Central banks and gold
March 5th, 2017
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually ...
Global (economic) warming
February 26th, 2017
If the economy was on its uppers, Trumpenomics could be reasonably compared with Reaganomics. But that is not the case. The economy is operating close to capacity, ….any further fiscal and monetary expansion will begin to create …. economic ...
How Many Euro Crises Will This Make? It’s Getting Hard To Keep Track
February 23rd, 2017
Every few years, it seems, one or another mismanaged eurozone country falls into one or another kind of crisis. This leads to speculation about the end of the common currency, which in turn spooks the global financial markets. Then ...
Greece says ‘not a euro more’ from its austerity-impoverished population
February 17th, 2017
European Union officials are urging Greece and its creditors to strike a financial aid deal for the country quickly to safeguard economic recovery. However, Athens has refused a demand from its creditors for more austerity measures. The Greek government ...
All EU Member States’ economies set to grow in 2016, 2017 and 2018, EC forecast
February 15th, 2017
For the first time in almost a decade, the economies of all EU Member States are expected to grow for three consecutive years (2016-2018) according to the European Commission’s Winter Forecast published today. The UK economy is forecast to ...
Sweden’s competition watchdog opposes a proposed tax on financial services companies
February 6th, 2017
Sweden’s competition watchdog has come out against a proposed tax on financial services companies, saying it would hit their ability to compete internationally and skew the domestic market. The opinion, published on the watchdog’s website, was sent to the ...
What a leaked EU report says for Brexit
February 2nd, 2017
The European commission’s Brexit negotiators must strike a “workable” deal with Theresa May’s government to protect the City of London or the economies of the remaining member states will be damaged, a leaked EU report warns. The document – ...
