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Banks' mortgage lending is now shrinking for the first time since comparable records began wp.me/p2Hw31-r5
Britain's bank mortgage market is still imploding - The Real Economy
edmundconway.com — If you wanted evidence of the problems in the UK mortgage market, look no further than this chart from the British Bankers Association. Mortgage lending annual growth has just dipped into negative territory for the first time since comparable records began*. Full details on the BBA site.
Further proof that Britain is the most regionally imbalanced economy in Europe. Chart from Capital Economics wp.me/s2Hw31-1673
- The Real Economy
edmundconway.com — Further proof, if it were needed, that Britain is the most regionally imbalanced economy in Europe. Chart from Capital Economics. For more on this subject see here.
Interviewing the Chancellor yday. It was a bit Reservoir Dogs instagram.com/p/Zpw8cEkm4Y/
Traffic jam outside the Treasury instagram.com/p/Zprq8eEm0a/
@alexhern problem is ideally u want something with longevity so we don't have to go thru all this again. Feedbin looks like a one-man band
@alexhern what abt Feedbin? Pros: Both Reeder and Press (Android) support. Con: paid subscription. Haven't yet taken plunge myself
NGDP (the nominal rate of growth which many economists want the BoE to target) now running at annual rate of 3.4% - highest since Q3 2011
Net migration into the UK fell to 153,000 in year ending Sep '12 - lowest level for a decade. Figs from ONS tmblr.co/ZFXaYyle1lh6
Net migration into the UK fell to 153,000 in the...
tumblr.com — Net migration into the UK fell to 153,000 in the year ended Sep '12 - the lowest level since a decade ago. Figs from the ONS
ONS leaves initial estimate of Q1 UK economic growth unchanged at 0.3%. Here's how it compares internationally tmblr.co/ZFXaYyle0qe3
ONS leaves initial estimate of Q1 UK economic...
tumblr.com — ONS leaves initial estimate of Q1 UK economic growth unchanged at 0.3%. Here's how it compares internationally
As I predicted yday, half the press claim the IMF report was good news for Osborne. Other half think it was a blow edmundconway.com/2013/05/george…
George Osborne, the IMF and why Plan A never existed in the first place
edmundconway.com — Here's a prediction: tomorrow morning some of the country's esteemed newspapers will run stories saying the International Monetary Fund has just dealt a fresh blow to George Osborne, blasting his fiscal plans. At the same time, some newspapers will run stories saying quite the opposite: declaring a victory for the Chancellor and that the IMF has watered down its criticisms of his plans.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Business and Finance and more.
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