Economy

Will RBA follow the US Fed & hike rates?

The US Federal Reserve (US Fed) could start increasing interest rate as early as March 2022 and shrink its balance sheet in response to increasing inf...

Is housing market going to crash in 2022?

Highlights The year 2021 had been one of the best years for housing markets across the globe. The exorbitant rise in housing prices could be major...

IMF- emerging economies must prepare for Fed policy tightening

Highlights What happened in 2021 lays a ground for how the market would react amid a pandemic.  According to the IMF, the coming months look...

Will Brexit continue to bother UK businesses in 2022?

It’s been more than a year since the UK left the European Union but its impact on the economy has been a double-edged sword for businesses as tr...

Is Australia staring at stagflation in 2022?

Amid changing headwinds, the inflation forecast for Australia remains convoluted as the country enters another year marked with uncertainty. While inf...

How is Omicron likely to impact Australian property prices?

While the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant economic distress last year, Australian property prices still managed to rise by 22%, the sharpest rise...

After a disruptive 2021, what are the economic factors to look at in...

Highlights  2021 was the year of economic disruptions. Economic factors like inflation and interest rate changes can play a crucial role in s...

What does 2022 look like for global housing market?

The housing market witnessed a red hot spell in 2021. The double-digit price rise supported by historically low mortgage rates and inventory shortages...

2022: A major year for Australia with elections around the corner

Highlights  The 2022 election is expected to shed light on how successfully PM Morrison weathered the COVID-19 storm. Voters are well aware t...

Would inflation take a breather in 2022?

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered economies in many ways, loss of jobs and lives, the wreckage of the global supply chain, disrupted business conditi...

Finance sector leads job recovery for Aussies

Highlights  The last two years have changed the way economic sectors create jobs in Australia. While manufacturing jobs have fallen, finance,...

How can the government support the Omicron-affected sectors?

Highlights Concerns related to the Omicron variant and ensued restrictions have severely impacted various sectors, such as hospitality, travel, and...

What factors led to a slow growth of UK’s GDP in the third quarter?

During the third quarter of 2021, the British economy witnessed a slower recovery than the earlier estimate. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Sunak’s £1bn support package: Which sectors were left in the cold?

Highlights Chancellor, Rishi Sunak unveiled a support package worth about £1 billion for businesses hit by the new variant. The package incl...

How Brexit has affected UK in last one year

It has been a year since Britain has left the European Union (EU), and its impact on the economy is still not clear. When Covid-19 hit the world at th...

Will the Omicron variant derail Australia’s labour market recovery?

Highlights  The labour market seems to be ending the year on a positive note as overall employment reaches a record high and payroll jobs inch...

World Inequality Report 2022

We are residing in the hyper-capitalist world. Here, who earns more, owns more assets; and thus, lives a more comfortable life. We as a society have c...

Bank of England hikes interest rates for first time in pandemic era

The Bank of England, on Thursday, 16 December, in its terminal Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for 2021, raised the key lending rates by 15 ba...

Business sentiment improves: Will it reflect on the stock market?

Highlights The business confidence in the UK economy rose for the second consecutive month in November 2021. The rise in UK business sentiment...

New Covid checks: UK govt works on Plan B to control Omicron variant

Following the emergence of new Omicron variant, the Boris Johnson government has announced new measures to prevent the spread. It has decided to reint...