Besides writing another book, The Long Ride Home, about travelling with Rowan to Africa, Australia and Arizona in the US, Rupert has also produced the documentary Endangerous, with Rowan as host, about dangerous animals that are endangered.

A weak exchange rate, by contrast, encourages consumers to switch from pricey imports to cheaper home-produced goods and services.

Movements in stocks and interest-sensitive sectors such as home-building produced sharp contractions and sharp recoveries.