Pound falls below $1.10 for first time in almost 40 years after mini-budget September 23, 2022 Pound Sterling continued to tumble after the mini-budget this morning, plummeting to below $1.10 for the first time since 1985. Financial markets ramped up expectations for interest rates to hit a peak of more than 5 per cent midway through next year, as Citi analysis warned the mini-budget “risks a confidence crisis in sterling”, as [...]
City backs mini-budget measures: ‘Scrapping bonus cap shows we are open for business’ September 23, 2022 The City of London has welcomed measures in today’s mini-budget, backing the scrapping of bankers’ bonuses and freezing of cooperation tax hikes. Policy Chairman at the City of London Corporation Chris Hayward responded to Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal statement today, which included a raft of changes from planning and benefits to stamp duty and national insurance. [...]
Half of tax cuts in Kwarteng’s mini-budget will go to richest five per cent, Resolution Foundation claims September 23, 2022 Half of the Chancellor’s planned tax cuts will go to the richest five per cent of the country, a leading think-tank has said. In sharp criticism of today’s raft of new policies in the mini-budget, the Resolution Foundation hit out at Kwasi Kwarteng for having “blown the budget”. This comes after Kwarteng announced a tax [...]
Burberry’s chief operating and financial officer to quit after six years in the job September 23, 2022 A leading figure at luxury British fashion giant Burberry has announced she is stepping down next year. Julie Brown will quit the senior roles of chief operating and financial officer next year, as she heralded for overseeing the firm’s “transformation” and drive for sustainability. Brown’s last day will be on 1 April 2023 at the [...]
Confirmed: Champagne in Canary Wharf as bankers’ bonus cap is scrapped September 23, 2022 The cap for bankers bonuses’ will be scrapped, Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed in today’s mini-budget. The Conservative chancellor made the announcement today, saying the move will help to keep money in London as a financial hub. He told the commons growth would only come with a “strong financial services sector” and that depended on having [...]
Mini-budget: Kwarteng gives boost to pubs in cancelling increase on alcohol duties September 23, 2022 Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that increased duties on alcohol will be cancelled, in a bid to support pubs, bars and breweries. In today’s mini-budget he said the government will introduce an “18-month transitional measure for wine duty” and “extend draught relief to cover smaller kegs of 20 litres and above”. The measures comes as [...]
Pound plummets to 37-year low against dollar ahead of Kwarteng’s mini-budget September 23, 2022 The Pound has plummeted to a fresh 37-year low against the dollar ahead of the Chancellor’s mini-budget today. Sterling dropped below $1.12 against the backdrop of a new low for consumer confidence, while FTSE 100 fell early. The pound has been on a poor recent run, with it announced this week the UK borrowed more [...]
Average monthly mortgage bill rises to £1,150 as new buyers set to struggle September 23, 2022 Average mortgage repayments are now above £1,150, as house sales are set to plummet with further rate-rises expected. Experts at Savills have said the Bank of England’s seventh consecutive base rate rise is hitting home-owners hard, and new buyers even harder. The hike to 2.25 per cent yesterday, the highest since 2014, means home-owners may [...]
Top investor may go against £9.5bn Schneider takeover bid for AVEVA September 23, 2022 A top AVEVA investor is reportedly planning to go against a £9.5bn takeover offer by Schneider Electric because it represents an “opportunistic bid”. Peter Lampert said the bid, at £31-a-share would undervalue the UK technology group, the Financial Times reported. This comes after numerous major UK firms have been approached by foreign investors, including Ted [...]
Ex Russian president and PM: Nuclear weapons may be used to defend land seized from Ukraine September 22, 2022 Strategic nuclear strikes may be used to defend territories seized by Russia, its former Prime Minister and President Dmitry Medvedev has said. The threat was made on Thursday ahead of referendums due to be held in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces, about being incorporated into the Kremlin’s reach. This comes after Vladimir Putin [...]
