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May 1, 2015

Cebr in the News

Coverage of Bespoke Research:

 

This month UKIP announced their manifesto, verified by Cebr, in the run up to the general election. Cebr were asked to comment on the economic impact of selected policy. The launch of the manifesto was covered by ITV News (x2), Newsnight, the Guardian (2,3,4), Bloomberg (x2), the BBC (x2), Channel 4 (2,3), Sky (x2), the Daily Telegraph (x2), Huffington Post, the Financial Times, the Spectator, the New Statesman and the Times.

 

Research by Cebr and the Post Office Money, which revealed that the cost of moving house has risen by 59% over the last decade to reach nearly £12,000 was covered by ITV News, the Mirror and the Daily Telegraph.

 

A study from 2013 by Cebr and commissioned by Zapp found that money transfers by mobile are expected to rise from £1.7bn a week to £3.4bn by 2020, while online banking transactions will grow from £6.4bn a week to £9.4bn. The calculations were featured in a Financial Times article.

 

A report by Cebr and AAT, The Benefits of Adults Reskilling, which argued for targeted training for the 55 – 64 age group was covered by the Daily Mail.

 

A Cebr report from 2013 which calculated that UK businesses are facing £15.4bn in set-up costs if they are to meet the legislation requirements of new pensions’ auto enrolment was recently covered by Daily Telegraph.

 

The SMMT Future of Motoring Taxation report, compiled by Cebr found two-thirds of new cars sold in the UK now have such low carbon emission ratings that they pay no tax in the first year. The findings were covered by Bloomberg and the Financial Times.

 

A report by Cebr and Fiserv calculated that £12.8bn a week is set to be sent through digital banking by 2020. The findings were covered by the Daily Telegraph and Reuter’s.

 

Coverage of Regular Research:

 

This months the ASDA Income Tracker, compiled by Cebr, revealed that families across the UK now have an extra £16 a week to spend on discretionary goods or services than a year ago. The findings were covered by the Mirror.

 

The YouGov/Cebr Consumer Confidence Index for March shows that economic optimism is improving, and is at its highest level since September last year. The findings were written up on by Stephen Shakespeare in City AM and covered by Reuter’sThis is Money and Bloomberg Business.

 

Cebr Analysis in the News:

 

Cebr’s latest house price forecast predicts that UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015 while prices of London houses are expected to decline by 3.6% over 2015. The figures were covered by the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the Express, This is Money, the Daily Mail, City AM, ITV News and The Times.

 

Senior Cebr economist Danae Kyriakopoulou answered ‘No’ to the question ‘As Greece comes close to defaulting on its debt, is a Grexit now more likely than not?’ in City AM. Her comments regarding the Eurozone’s inflation outlook were quoted in the Daily Telegraph and City AM. Danae also contributed to another City AM debate on the easing of deflation and unemployment in the Eurozone. Towards the end of April Danae’s comments on the likelihood of a Greek default and Grexit were the leading quotes in a survey of 29 economists by Bloomberg. The same comments were picked up by ForbesDie Welt and To Vima. Danae discussed infrastructure investment and economic growth with Dubai TV.

 

 

Danae’s comments regarding QE in the Eurozone were covered by the Daily Telegraph, Russia 24 and ABC News.

Following this month’s Monetary Policy Meeting at the BoE, the pound climbed to a five-week high against the dollar, reaching $1.5079. Cebr economist Sam Alderson’s comment that “With the subdued outlook for exports and inflation likely to remain relatively weak until much later in 2015, we don’t expect the MPC to raise rates until early 2016”, was quoted in the Financial Times.

 

Comments by Cebr’s chief economic adviser, Vicky Pryce, cautioning that the restructuring of the remaining debt must become a priority in Greece if they get through the current crisis were covered by City AM. Vicky spoke to City AM and Deutsche Welles about negotiation for a deal between the Eurozone and Greece and the likely outcome of a Grexit. Vicky also contributed to a programme called the Freelance Economy and Micro-Business on the BBC World Service.

 

Comments by Cebr economist Alasdair Cavalla on the outcome of talks between Russia and Greece earlier this month were covered by Euro Insight.

 

Scott Corfe, Cebr’s associate director, stated in the Evening Standard that abolishing non-dom tax would cost the government in the medium term.

 

Managing economist Rob Harbron spoke to the BBC about employment in the capital since the 2007 financial crisis.

 

Senior economist Alicia Higson’s analysis that the UK’s current deflation rate will be short lived and likely to return to inflation later this year, was covered by Reuter’s.

 

Economist Nina Skero spoke to Bloomberg Business about the quality of job creation in the UK and cautioned against being too sceptical. She assured that there have been genuine gains in the UK employment market. Talking to CNBC, Nina answered questions on whether recent changes to the UK pension system would result in massive spending increases from retirees.

 

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