Share price down after Sainsbury’s reported bumper Christmas January 10, 2025 Sainsbury's claims to have won the grocery market share for the fifth consecutive Christmas, with sales up nearly four per cent
What’s behind the bond market turmoil? January 9, 2025 Although the jitters had calmed somewhat by Thursday afternoon, traders will be on high alert over the coming days.
Reeves ‘will be forced to hold Spring Budget’ to settle gilt jitters, Abrdn predicts January 9, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be forced to hold a spring Budget this year to rein in government spending and settle investors’ nerves, after the cost of government borrowing hit multi-decade highs this week, Abrdn has predicted. Despite ministers insisting the gilt market was functioning in an “orderly” way and no emergency measures would be taken, [...]
Price hikes are coming as firms battle Reeves tax raid, Bank of England survey suggests January 9, 2025 The Bank's latest decision maker panel, which surveys finance chiefs around the country, showed that firms' inflation expectations picked up in December.
Investors ‘are losing confidence’ in the UK economy January 8, 2025 The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt, which reflects the cost of borrowing, hit 4.78 per cent on Wednesday afternoon, a post-financial crisis high.
Budget will force majority of firms to hike prices, survey suggests January 8, 2025 A majority of businesses will lift prices in the next six months due to the government's national insurance hike, a new survey suggests.
UK stock funds suffer worst year on record as investors pull nearly £10bn January 8, 2025 UK-focused stock funds suffered their worst year on record last year as investors yanked nearly £10bn from the market, new figures have shown. While equity vehicles globally raked in a record £27.2bn through 2024, UK funds haemorrhaged some £9.6bn in their most sluggish year ever relative to the performance of the wider market, according to [...]
Majority of people want inheritance tax cut exclusive poll finds January 7, 2025 Research from Freshwater Strategy showed that 54 per cent of voters think the controversial tax should be set at a lower level.
A ‘painful sequel’ to the Budget may be coming, Deutsche Bank warns January 7, 2025 Businesses should brace for a “painful sequel to the autumn Budget” this year as lacklustre growth raises the threat of further tax hikes from Rachel Reeves, Deutsche Bank has warned. In a note to investors, the investment bank warned that growth was likely to slide below the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) projections in October [...]
UK house prices climb at fastest rate since 2021 – but fears over Budget impact mount January 7, 2025 According to Halifax, UK house prices rose 3.3 per cent across 2024 as a whole, with the majority of the house price growth coming in the second half of the year.