UK house prices: Growth slows for the first time in 2015 May 8, 2015 UK house price growth has fallen on a three-month basis for the first time in 2015, according to Halifax. The figures For the three months to April 2015, house prices in the UK grew 2.2 per cent, lower than the last three months, when it was 2.6 per cent. On a monthly basis prices rose [...]
General Election 2015: How will it affect the City? While a Conservative government is welcomed the Brexit risk looms large May 8, 2015 Investors cheered as it was revealed Britain would be governed by a Tory government for the next five years. While this brings greater stability, as well as more business friendly policies a number of challenges lie ahead. Here's what the City had to say: The economists: Economists think a Tory government without a formal coalition [...]
General election outcome pushes sterling towards biggest rise since 2009 May 8, 2015 The pound has gained more ground against the euro, increasing almost two per cent €1.3794.
General Election 2015: The three things you need to know waking up right now – here’s where Britain stands May 8, 2015 If you've just woken up and need to catch up on what happened overnight, this is everything you need to know right now – and while you were dreaming, some leaders were experiencing a waking nightmare. 1. A Tory majority It's looking more and more likely that the Conservatives will win a majority. Surprise exit [...]
General election 2015 results live: Which senior Liberal Democrats have lost their seats? Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Charles Kennedy May 8, 2015 It was a traumatic night for the Liberal Democrats, whose numbers were almost decimated as the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives muscled in on seats traditionally seen as safe. Exit polls showed the Lib Dems would be left with no more than 10 seats, a fraction of the 58 they won at the 2010 [...]
General Election 2015: Vince Cable loses Twickenham to Conservatives in Lib Dem bloodbath May 7, 2015 Vince Cable has lost his seat in Twickenham to the Conservatives. In what's increasingly turning into a bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, the business secretary mustered around 23,000 votes, losing to the Conservative candidate Tania Mathias with around 27,000 votes. Cable said it was "a terrible night for our party all over" but promised "we'll bounce [...]
General Election 2015 results: Senior source says Labour blames David Cameron for Scottish National Party’s surge May 7, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) is surging in Scotland. A senior source in the Labour party blamed David Cameron for the SNP rise, telling City A.M. he had “manufactured an anti-Scottish grievance that clearly won over votes at the close of the campaign, and boosted the SNP.” The SNP have so far [...]
General Election 2015 results: Has Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy lost his East Renfrewshire seat? May 7, 2015 Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has lost his seat to the Scottish National Party in a major upset for the party. The SNP has already picked up tens of seats north of the border confirming predictions that the party led by Nicola Sturgeon could take every single seat in Scotland, essentially wiping out Labour in [...]
General Election 2015 results: David Cameron on his way back to Downing St May 7, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was on track to keep the keys to Downing Street according to an exit poll that sent shockwaves through the country late last night. The poll conducted by NOP/MORI for the major broadcasters (BBC, ITV and Sky) put Cameron’s Conservative party just shy of a majority on 316 seats, with the Labour [...]
City traders pull election all nighter May 7, 2015 THE MOST hotly-contested General Election in decades prompted City workers to stay glued to their terminals last night, with many still at their desks this morning. Traders strived to remain more eagle-eyed than bleary-eyed, watching over markets in case of sudden movements sparked by the race for Downing Street. The scope for market jolts was [...]