The term ‘unprecedented’ has never been so widely used both in terms of the wider media and when describing global market movements in recent weeks. But it perfectly summarises the situation that we are currently in – what seemed unthinkable just 4 weeks ago in terms of western governments intervening in economies has now seen […]
In another unprecedented week for global markets, we have now entered a new phase of the virus response in the UK. The ultimate toll that this will have on the domestic economy is almost impossible to quantify at this stage. As we are writing this, the UK chancellor is preparing a stimulus package in the […]
The disruption and uncertainty triggered by the coronavirus outbreak has raised the key question of whether the impact will be short-lived or will mark a longer-term inflection point for the global economy – perhaps even a recession. The effect that the virus has now had on Italy, with the whole country in lockdown, shows the […]
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