In March we reported on the challenges facing UK Retailers. Retail sales in May were unexpectedly good (possibly due to the Royal Wedding), but recent

The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation.  Sales continue to grow at 2% – 3% pa, but environmental concerns and new technologies means a

The 2018 FIFA World Cup again brings together most of the winning teams since 1930 – Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Spain and Uruguay –

“Prospects for the diesel car do not look good. Attempts to rehabilitate the fuel continue, but appear to be running out of time. New emissions

The IMF Regional Economic Outlook report from April 2018* discusses the recent increase in debt levels across Sub-Saharan African countries. This growth is partly in

Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from April 2018), with 24 contributor banks. The set of bank-sourced credit views (CBCs*) now

Over the past year, the iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF has risen by more than 35%, with the S&P 500 flat over the same

The US decision to withdraw from the current nuclear deal with Iran is a new factor in the complex political re-alignment occurring across the Middle

“A burgeoning area of research in the past two decades has been the relationship between gender balance and corporate performance. Studies have variously found that