City braces for BoE rate hike and mini-budget September 19, 2022 The City is bracing for a bumper week of economic data and policy announcements in a trading week shortened by the UK bank holiday for The Queen’s funeral. London’s premier FTSE 100 index posted mixed performance last week, initially jumping higher before closing 1.56 per cent lower at 7,236.68 points. Its mid-cap domestically-focused counterpart, the [...]
UK jobs market on course to lose steam amid economic slump September 16, 2022 The UK jobs market is on course to finally lose some steam, driven by firms cutting staff in response to swelling costs and weaker consumer spending, a new survey published last night revealed. A historic inflation surge is likely to throw the UK into recession as soon as this quarter, forcing firms to cut costs. [...]
London’s FTSE 100 bumped higher by investors pouring into UK banks September 15, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 bounced higher today driven by inventors pouring into banks on expectations of more interest rate rises from the Bank of England. The capital’s premier index rose 0.07 per cent to 7,282.07 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed 0.2 [...]
London’s FTSE 100 dips after weaker than expected UK inflation September 14, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 dripped lower today after fresh figures revealed UK inflation is cooling. The capital’s premier index tumbled 1.47 per cent to 7,277.30 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, slid 1.66 per cent to below the 19,000 point mark. Traders were [...]
Inflation drops for first time in nearly a year, but BoE still on rate hike path September 14, 2022 Inflation in the UK dropped for the first time in nearly a year, but will do little to stop the Bank of England from continuing to hike interest rates, City economists said today. Prices climbed 9.9 per cent over the year to August, down from a 40-year high rate of 10.1 in July, according to [...]
UK economy already in throes of drawn out recession, City warns after GDP disappoints September 12, 2022 The UK economy is already in recession and Liz Truss’s energy support package is unlikely to lift it out of its slump anytime soon, City economists warned today. Weaker than expected growth figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today prompted experts to sound the recession alarm. Gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.2 per [...]
Bank of England to send rates to four per cent after Truss energy package September 11, 2022 The Bank of England could be forced to hike interest rates to their highest level since October 2008 to offset Liz Truss’s around £150bn energy support stoking inflation, City economists have warned. Sanjay Raja, senior economist at Deutsche Bank, said borrowing costs may be hoisted to restrictive territory to tame price pressures, possibly reaching a [...]
City eyes economic data dump for clues on BoE rate hike path September 11, 2022 City traders will be looking for clues shedding light on how far the Bank of England will need to hike interest rates in this week’s economic data dump. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index posted a decent performance last week, adding nearly one per cent to close at 7,351.07 points. Its mid-cap domestically-focused counterpart, the [...]
Bank of England pushes back rates decision to late September September 9, 2022 The next decision on interest rates will be made a week later than anticipated, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The country has entered into a period of mourning after it’s longest-reigning monarch died yesterday at Balmoral Castle, aged 96. An original meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled for 15 September has now [...]
Banknotes and coins with The Queen’s iconic face will remain legal tender, for now September 9, 2022 The nation has become accustomed to the Queen’s face adorning our bank notes, pound coins and stamps. But as the country now mourns her passing, many have wondered what will happen to the iconic symbol of the monarch on our coins; whether her face will continue to be printed on the currency, and whether indeed [...]