By: Billy Ehrenberg

Billy Ehrenberg is a Data Journalist and Content Developer at City A.M. He can be contacted at billy.ehrenberg@cityam.com. He is particularly passionate about data visualisation and telling stories with numbers.

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Bank of England MPC votes to keep interest rates at record low

September 4, 2014

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has done just what everyone was expecting, and held rates where they are at 0.5 per cent. The minutes of last month's meeting revealed the nine-person panel had been split seven to two in favour of leaving rates at their historic lows, and it is considered unlikely that [...]
Easyjet passenger numbers rise despite crisis in Ukraine

September 4, 2014

Sanctions and conflicts are causing problems for the airline industry – and with some areas off limits, investors were watching to see how EasyJet's latest passenger figures would stand up. Very nicely indeed, it turns out. In a statement posted this morning, the airline said passenger numbers rose 510,731 on the same month last year, [...]
Go-Ahead profits steam ahead after rise in passenger numbers

September 4, 2014

EasyJet's results showed Europe loves a budget trip abroad, but bus and train operator Go-Ahead is proving Brits still love a staycation. The Newcastle-based group's pre-tax profit rose 44 per cent, to £91.2m, the highest (unadjusted) figure since 2008. This means earnings per share were up too, to the tune of 26.4 per cent, to [...]
Eurozone PMI in graphs: Spain and Ireland report strong services growth, while France and Italy lag behind

September 3, 2014

More economic problems for France and Italy. Both countries slipped in to contractionary territory in the Markit PMI stakes, recording composite (manufacturing and services) scores below the 50 point that indicates growth. The Eurozone overall posted at 52.5, revised down from 52.8. BNP Paribas has suggested that the downward revision points to mid-month events affecting [...]
China’s services sector grows at the fastest rate since March last year

September 3, 2014

After the latest manufacturing figures disappointed, HSBC reports China's services grew at the fastest rate in 17 months. According to figures from HSBC and Markit economics, the purchasing manager’s index posted at 54.1 – the fastest rate of growth since March 2013. With any reading above 50 constituting growth this is a strong [...]
Ashtead thanks recovering construction markets for record profits

September 3, 2014

As the housebuilders surf the wave of rising house prices, so too does Ashstead, supplier of construction tools. The company, which rents plant machinery and other tools to the construction industry, released its first quarter results today, showing record rises in pre-tax profits and revenue, enough to encourage an upward adjustment of expected full-year results. Profit [...]
Premier League net spend: Which club makes the most money?

September 2, 2014

The Premier League’s net spend of £438m in this summer’s transfer window is a new record, as clubs splashed the cash like never before. In total clubs spent a massive £889m on new players and earned £451m through player sales. Manchester United topped the spending charts, shelling out £169m on new signings, while [...]
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September 2, 2014
Premier League transfer window mapped: Who’s signed who and for how much

September 2, 2014

Premier League clubs spent a record-breaking £889m during this summer’s transfer window, on a total of 163 players. The league’s total transfer earnings stood at £451m, meaning a net spend of £438m. Our interactive map allows you to explore the transfer activity for every single club, including Manchester United’s colossal £152m net spend, and [...]
Barclays to make a £500m loss on its Spanish arm as it agrees sale to CaixaBank

September 1, 2014

Barclays has agreed to sell its Spanish business to CaixaBank, Spain's third-largest lender, for €800m (£630m). The bank will make a £500m loss on the deal to sell its Spanish retail banking, wealth and investment management, and corporate banking businesses, but leverage exposure will be trimmed to the tune of £15bn. Shares in Barclays were [...]

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