BankingOil prices spike as Saudi Arabia threatens deeper supply cutsAugust 3, 202351Shoppers cut back on spending last month amid rising interest rates, rain and rail strikes as the Bank of England...
BankingSavers have no right to complain about ‘poor’ bank interest ratesAugust 2, 202361This is important not just because it offends people’s sense of fair play, and taps into a deeper narrative of...
BankingBritain heading for an industrial recession, bosses warn, as interest rates riseAugust 1, 202362Thanks for joining me. House prices dropped in the year to June, according to lender Nationwide.Property values contracted by 3.8pc...
BankingManufacturing exports to EU increase in spite of Brexit warningsJuly 24, 202389Thanks for being with us today. We start with data showing British manufacturers boosted trade with the EU last year.More...
BankingDon’t be fooled by inflation – Britain is hurtling towards recessionJuly 22, 202374This has brought into play another abiding economic truism: that periods of excessive demand don’t just peter out and die...
MortgagesHow hard-working US is getting rich while the UK struggles on benefitsJuly 22, 202369“Thank goodness for the Americans.” The sigh of relief from Juliana Delaney, the boss of Continuum Attractions, came last week...
BankingPound tumbles after inflation surpriseJuly 19, 2023132Thanks for joining us. Inflation fell last month, according to the Office for National Statistics.The consumer prices index stood at...
MortgagesWhy an American-style mortgage catastrophe is now UK-boundJuly 15, 202377Longer-term fixes in the US are possible through a different mortgage funding model to the UK, where home loans are...
Stock MarketPound hits fresh 15-month high as rally continuesJuly 13, 202354The UK economy shrank in May amid ongoing public sector strikes and the extra bank holiday to celebrate the Coronation...
BankingUS inflation slumps to two-year low piling pressure on Bailey to tame pricesJuly 12, 202369However, economists added that falling oil prices could be why US inflation fell by more than expected, which may make...