Expert Comment
Two Cheers for the Latest UK GDP Figures
The latest GDP figures, a welcome increase of 0.8% for July to September, are the highest quarterly increase in three years and we’ve now had three successive quarters of growth. However, we have to remember that GDP is still about 2.5% beneath its pre-crisis peak. So we’re still producing and consuming less as a nation than we did five years ago. Dean of Warwick Business School, Professor Mark Taylor, gives his thoughts.
Easing rules for Chinese currency and banks
Professor Michael Moore, Warwick Business School, gives his thoughts on the UK easing rules for Chinese currency and banks.
Investors should be careful with Twitter IPO
Assistant Professor of Finance & Behavioural Science Constantinos Antoniou, of Warwick Business School, is an expert in the behaviour of investors around IPOs. He gives his views on Twitter's latest move.
US pharmaceutical giant Merck's announcement that it is cutting 8,500 jobs is part of a paradigm shift in the industry says Warwick Business School Professor John Lyon. Professor Lyon, who was global vice president of US drug development company , believes Merck’s announcement is part of a realisation that the days of the blockbuster drug are coming to a close.
US shutdown, budgets and the Keystone Cops
Professor Jon Rushman, from Warwick Business School's Finance Group, gives his take on the US government shutdown. Professor Rushman was formerly Managing Director at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors.