UK motorists won’t make most of drop in oil prices due to weak pound September 24, 2022 Drivers will not make most of oil prices falling due to the pound’s ongoing drop against the dollar. Oil prices have dropped to the lowest since January following recession fears in the UK but, as Brent Crude is priced in dollars, any change in the exchange rate is automatically passed on to motorists. Data from [...]
Overseas travel to UK lags behind pre-Covid levels despite yearly boom September 24, 2022 Overseas travel to the UK has remained significantly behind pre-pandemic levels, despite a boom if compared to 2021 levels. This is largely due to countries around the world – including the UK and EU – scrapping Covid travel restrictions since the beginning of the year. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday [...]
Awaze owner hires Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for £2bn sale September 24, 2022 Awaze’s owner Platinum Equity has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to oversee the rental business’s sale, which could be valued as high as £2bn. City sources told Sky News’ Mark Kleinman the banks are expected to initiate proceedings within the next year. This would lead to the company’s second ownership change in five [...]
Attention turns to Starmer as Labour conference kicks off tomorrow September 24, 2022 Attention has turned to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as the party’s annual conference kicks off tomorrow. Taking place in Liverpool from Sunday until Wednesday, the conference will provide an opportunity for Starmer to assert himself as the next prime minister. Supporters hope Starmer will use the meeting to mark the stark divide between his [...]
Treasury denies allegations of gambling with economy as pound falls below $1.10 September 24, 2022 The Treasury has denied allegations of gambling with the UK’s economy as the pound fell below $1.10 for the first time in almost 40 years following yesterday’s mini-budget. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said Britain will go on an “unsustainable path” of borrowing following the reforms – the most radical in [...]
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. [...]
Breezy does it: Government eases planning rules to boost onshore wind September 23, 2022 Energy bosses have welcomed the Government's decision to relax planning rules around onshore wind developments.
Recruiters cash in on digital revenue thanks to ‘red-hot labour market’ September 23, 2022 Despite squeezed advertising budgets, new data has revealed online publishers are continuing to post positive growth. According to the latest Digital Publishers’ Revenue Index (DPRI) from the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and Deloitte, total digital revenue for second quarter hit £154.8m, up by 12 per cent on 2021 levels. During this period 2022, recruiters [...]
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 [...]
