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Cebr estimates that UK productivity has grown by only 0.2% in Q1 – but with changing lifestyles this isn’t as bad news as it looks
May 24, 2016

Most economists see stagnant productivity as a real problem. And in an ideal world we would all be migrating to extremely high value jobs with

The Spanish upturn is more than a dead cat bounce. Growth will slow during the year but Spain will still be Western Europe’s fastest growing economy
May 13, 2016

Spain’s economy has had a relatively successful past 12  months despite (or some have alleged, because of) the lack of a government. GDP has risen

Cebr Macroeconomics team named as top 3 forecaster in the UK for GDP indicator
May 11, 2016

    The Awards recognise the most accurate forecasters for 2015 for the main macroeconomic indicators across 87 countries over a 24-month forecasting cycle.  

‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’ is now a £5bn UK mortgage lender and will be involved in 25% of ALL UK property purchases in 2016
May 3, 2016

Legal & General, the FTSE100 financial services group and Cebr, the economics consultancy, have today published a new report into the role the Bank of

Cebr in the News
May 1, 2016

Bespoke research:   A report out this month from Cebr and Nutmeg found that the UK household savings ratio, the percentage of personal savings to

Savings ratio to drop to lowest levels for 50 years
April 29, 2016

UK household saving ratio is forecast to reach lowest level since 1963 – 3.8% Almost two thirds of 35-44 year olds “not confident” they are

Danae Kyriakopoulou on BBC Breakfast
April 21, 2016

      To watch the video, please click here and go to the BBC website.   Here is an excerpt from Danae’s latest analysis

The economics of the EU referendum
April 20, 2016

Cebr Forecasting Eye

Cebr in the News
April 1, 2016

March/April 2016

Cebr in the News
March 1, 2016

Bespoke Research   Last year Cebr and Britain Stronger in Europe published The Impact of the UK being in the Single Market. The report calculated that staying in Europe

Cebr in the News
February 9, 2016

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Cebr in the News
February 1, 2016

World Economic League Table (WELT) 2016 Launch   Comments from Scott Corfe, Cebr Director and Danae Kyriakopoulou, Cebr Acting Managing Economist from the launch of

Stock market jitters fail to dent UK consumer confidence
January 29, 2016

Consumer confidence has now been at the same stable level for three months Sharp stock market falls followed a record Christmas spend – but UK

‘Flat White Economy’ listed as new phrase to join the English language in 2015
January 11, 2016

  The phrase ‘flat white economy’, first coined by Cebr economists and used by Douglas McWilliams Cebr’s founder and director as the title of his book

Cebr in the News
January 1, 2016

World Economic League Table   This year’s Cebr World Economic League Table (WELT) predicted among others that some of the weaker European economies like France and Italy

Cebr in the News
December 1, 2015

Cebr analysis in the news:   In response to the Chancellor’s vow in his spending review to double the national housing budget despite warnings that the treasury is

Chancellor faces £30 billion black hole by the next election
November 25, 2015

This is an excerpt from Cebr’s The Prospect Service

Consequences of the national living wage
November 6, 2015

Allied Healthcare was the first care business to ban compulsory zero hours and exclusive contracts; and we have long called for better pay and conditions

Cebr in the News
November 1, 2015

Cebr analysis in the news:   In Cebr’s latest edition of the housing prospects report we revised up the forecast of average UK house price

Smart shoppers save £899 a year using special offers and rewards
October 8, 2015

Shoppers believe that taking a shrewd approach to spending saves them an average of £899 a year. A study conducted by the Centre for Economics

Cebr in the News
October 1, 2015

Cebr analysis in the news:   Cebr’s forecast for average UK property prices which estimated that house prices would increase by 4.7% over 2015, to

Rates on hold until mid-2016
September 28, 2015

Cebr pushes back rate rise forecast until middle of next year New forecasts show the Bank of England will keep rates on hold until the

Cebr in the News
September 1, 2015

  Coverage of bespoke research:   A study by Inrix and Cebr published last year which revealed an estimated 50% rise in gridlock traffic costs

China’s interest rate cut
August 28, 2015

Latest rate cut in China is a problem, not a solution

Cebr in the News
August 1, 2015

  Cebr’s analysis of this month’s economic developments in Greece:   Throughout July Cebr’s analysis of the continued economic crisis in Greece and the outcomes of

House prices to rise 4.7% this year amid supply shortages
July 21, 2015

• 2015 annual house price growth forecast revised up from 1.5% in March to 4.7% this month.
• Average price of a UK property to stand at a record high of £261,000 this year.
• Prices to rise by a further 3.4% in 2016 and 4.4% in 2017.
• Over the course of this parliament (2015-2020), UK house prices are expected to rise by 23.6%, bringing the average price of a home to £321,000.

Professionals risk being priced out of private schools, as fees continue to rise
July 15, 2015

Killik & Co Private Education Index reveals how soaring costs of private education are impacting family finances

Emergency summits on Greece
July 13, 2015

Eurozone reaches agreement with Greece but events from this weekend will haunt the currency union for years

Cebr in the News
July 1, 2015

  Bespoke reports:   A study released in June by Cebr in collaboration with Legal and General analysing the mismatch between first time buyers’ aspirations and

60% of British CTOs say UK Government is performing poorly in protecting firms from cyberattacks
June 10, 2015

Cyberattacks Cost UK Businesses Over £34 billion

Cebr in the News
June 3, 2015

  Senior Economist Danae Kyriakopoulou discussing ICAEW’s Economic Insight: Africa Q2 2015 report   Bespoke research:   A study released this month by Cebr with Legal

Cebr in the News
May 1, 2015

Catch up on all of Cebr’s latest research and projects in UK and international media

House price forecast revised up
April 13, 2015

New Cebr forecasts show UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015, an upward revision from our January expectations of a 0.6% decline in

Cebr in the News
April 1, 2015

March 2015

Budget announcement sees UK tax system becoming more top heavy
March 18, 2015

Pre-election Budget sees the tax system becoming even more top-heavy

Cebr in the News
March 6, 2015

February 2015

Cebr predict UK CPI deflation
February 10, 2015

UK to experience CPI deflation for the first time ever as cost of living crisis comes to an end

Cebr in the News
February 3, 2015

January 2015

Cebr in the News
February 1, 2015

Cebr Global’s annual World Economic League Table (WELT) in the news:   Cebr Global’s World Economic League Table (WELT) for 2015 saw the UK overtake

Muted consumer confidence
January 28, 2015

Consumers still not yet feeling recovery in their wallets

Eurozone’s trade balance improves
January 21, 2015

Eurozone’s trade balance improves but overall situation remains alarmingly bleak

Cebr predicts negative inflation for the first time on record
January 13, 2015

Cebr predicts that inflation on the headline consumer price index (CPI) measure will drop into negative territory for the first time on record this year

UK house prices to fall
January 7, 2015

New Cebr forecasts show UK house prices grew by 8.8% in 2014 but will fall by 0.6% in the year ahead

Online inflation at record low
December 2, 2014

Price inflation online in Q3 2014 saw the third consecutive quarter of negative price growth, falling by a record 2.3% compared to the same time last year

Cebr in the News
December 1, 2014

Cebr’s research on London’s finances and revenues for the City of London Corporation revealed that the capital made an estimated £34 billion net contribution to

Cebr in the News
November 9, 2014

  Cebr’s bespoke reports in the media: Cebr’s report on traffic congestion, commissioned by INRIX, revealed that the cost of gridlock is set to increase

House prices to fall in 2015
October 6, 2014

London house prices to decline by 2.6% in 2015 – first decline since the financial crisis in 2009

Cebr in the News
October 1, 2014

Cebr’s analysis of the referendum vote:    Cebr’s study calculated that an independent Scotland would start with a deficit of at least 6.4% and was covered

Cebr in the News
September 9, 2014

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