UK onshore GDP up 0.5% since Q1 2012 vs similar Eurozone fall

The reported 0.3% decline in fourth-quarter GDP rests on an official guess that…


Lift off: could airline consolidation continue?

The past decade has seen a cycle of consolidation in the airline industry with…


Market update: Psychological warfare – S&P 500 eyes 1,500 mark

The S&P 500’s 0.01% gain made it seven straight winning days for the…


To infinity and beyond – BoJ joins peers on QE bandwagon

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) arrived late to the ‘QE infinity’* party…


Market update: Chinese manufacturing boosts markets after mixed earnings

Wall Street managed to notch up a sixth day of gains yesterday (S&P 500…


Market update: Show me the money! US votes on debt ceiling today

The S&P 500 Index reached a new five-year high yesterday (+0.4%; Dow Jones…


Shirakawa's last stand

The Bank of Japan, under departing Governor Shirakawa, has resisted government…


Market update: BoJ adopts 2% target in commitment to end deflation

With US markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day, eyes were on…


Malta International Airport plc - Traffic Forecast for 2013

Malta International Airport plc announced its forecasts of passenger numbers…