US executives fear recession

A growing number of US executives said that they feared recession no matter who won the recent presidential election, according to PWC’s pulse survey.

Even though the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in September and inflation is low, Read more

UK recession threat increases need for flexibility

It is increasingly likely that the UK economy could move into recession in the last quarter of 2023, according to analysts.

The UK’s private sector output dropped in September for the second month running, according to a well-tracked Read more

Mixed messages over business confidence

Surveys are showing mixed messages over business confidence making it difficult to predict investment trends.

In the UK, for example, Lloyds bank said that business confidence was up by 23 per cent at the beginning of 2023. The jump Read more

Pandemic risks creating economic winners and losers

The pandemic risks creating economic winners and losers and will stunt progress on climate action over the next five years, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said.

In particular, vaccine inequality will make economic recover uneven globally, which threatens Read more

Global GDP could rise over 4 per cent in 2022

Global GDP could rise over 4 per cent in 2022, but risks abound, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

While different regions will recover at varying speeds, global risks could derail growth everywhere.

Divided world

First, the Read more

Risk of recession looms

Many countries could be plunged into recession if the coronavirus extends into the summer.  The European Commission (EC) recently revised its 2020 forecasts downwards, for example.

“Assuming an extension of the health crisis up to the beginning of Read more

A third of companies still to mitigate supply chain risk

A third of companies are still to mitigate supply chain risk, according to ICSA: The Governance Institute.

ICSA’s Bellwether Summer 2017 survey of FTSE 350 companies asked, “has your board actively sought to review its supply chain risks, including Read more