By Vatsal Trivedi on Thursday, July 1st, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights, Podcasts
Product Labelling And Authorised Representation In Overseas Markets With the imminent One-Stop Shop VAT affecting Business-to-Consumer (B2C) currently being implemented in the EU market and Business-to-Business (B2B) requiring EU representation for products being sold in the EU market. The landscape of the export/import market into the UK and EU is changing rapidly. International Business Experts, […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 28th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Bank of England hold rates and purchases The policy update from the Bank of England was the last of a series by the major central banks. The Bank of England left policy unchanged in this latest update. The update was initially seen by markets as being less hawkish which caused sterling to slide. […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 21st, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Less hawkish Bank of England expected The Bank of England policy update will be the main focus for markets on Thursday, following the US Federal Reserve’s more hawkish tone. The BoE is almost certain to leave policy settings unchanged. This includes total asset purchases at £895bn and Bank Rate at 0.1%. It will […]
By Greg Smith on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights, Podcasts
What themes are dominating global trade? Global trade is a hard topic to tackle, as such, we discuss the main topics that are changing and challenging global trade today. International Business Expert, Greg Smith, discusses the report below on key challenges to trade in the coming months as part of the Business Perspectives Podcast Series […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 14th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Restrictions extended? Inflation rise expected The government is due to confirm the next step in easing Covid restrictions for England. The final easing of restrictions was due to go ahead on 21st June. With the acceleration in new Covid delta cases, it is likely the next easing will be delayed, perhaps by a […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, June 7th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Strong rebound with inflation warning One of the major questions facing most countries is whether the economic rebound will be strong and sustainable. Last week, PMI readings for May confirmed that the rebound is still gathering pace in the UK. Construction PMI was at an even higher 64.2 in May, from 61.6 in […]
By Greg Smith on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Concerns over Indian Covid cases There are concerns over the rise in the number of Indian Covid cases. So far, however, markets have not been impacted. Whilst new cases are 20% higher than a week ago, the Indian Covid variant has not led to a significant rise in hospitalisations. This suggests the vaccine […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, May 24th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Inflation rises in the UK Last week inflation increased to 1.5% for April. This was expected and was much smaller than the surge in the US to 4.2%. Inflation is likely to rise further due to energy costs and will potentially average above the 2% target over the next year. Bank of England […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, May 17th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – Restrictions eased in England Restrictions in England have been eased further from this week. Despite the concerns about the new Indian Covid variant, Boris Johnson suggests that all restrictions could still be removed on 21st June. The data will no doubt be watched closely, as there is expected to be a further boost […]
By Greg Smith on Monday, May 10th, 2021
in Blog, Market Insights
GBP – BoE hold steady, SNP almost majority As expected, the Bank of England held policy stable on Thursday. Bank Base Rate remains at 0.1% with asset purchases maintained at £895bn, though the pace of purchases will be reduced. There were upgrades to GDP growth for this year from 5% to a forecast of 7.25%. […]
