Inflation can be a boon for debt buyers June 8, 2011 ACCORDING to a report released yesterday by the World Bank, too many of the world’s fast-growing developing countries are deploying crisis-fighting policies even though their economies have recovered from the recession, exacerbating inflation. Economic growth in developing countries will slow to 6.3 per cent in 2011 from 7.3 per cent in 2010. China will continue [...]
It’s not too late to profit from gold June 8, 2011 GOLD is not the bubble that many fear. Its price has risen on the back of fundamentals that have not gone away. Until these threats dissipate, gold will continue to go up. WAYS AND MEANS Marcus Grubb of the World Gold Council explains: “Physical ownership can mean holding gold bars and coins, through to 100 [...]
PERSONAL FINANCE NEWS June 8, 2011 DISTRESSING FINANCES According to R3, the trade body for insolvency professionals, the number of people experiencing financial distress has increased to the highest level recorded. 8m people are due to go into their overdraft this month, with 2m believing that they will go into an unauthorised overdraft position. The findings also show that 6m people [...]
Keeping your cool at work: making life less stressful June 8, 2011 THERE were a whopping 9.8m working days lost to stress last year, according to research by the Health and Safety Executive. That’s 435,000 people who reported a case of work-related stress. That is dreadful news for everyone from the individual sufferers to the economy at large. But it’s not all bad: Neil Shah, the director [...]
Top hampers for summer picnics June 8, 2011 SUMMER is on its way and with that the promise of picnicking with friends, taking in concerts, tennis, festivals and Polo events outdoors (the vision, of course, never involves British rain.) Preparing for such affairs can be a kerfuffle, not least the task of arranging a good picnic and drinks, but thankfully London’s food purveyors [...]
England left feeling flat by Lord’s pitch June 7, 2011 Strauss blames dead surface for tepid draw and hopes Anderson will return for the series decider ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss blamed the lifeless Lord’s pitch for his side’s failure to force a victory on the final day of the second Test. Alastair Cook continued his rich vein of form by reaching his sixth century in [...]
WINDOW PAIN: PRIOR SAYS SORRY FOR INJURING FAN June 7, 2011 ENGLAND wicketkeeper Matt Prior was forced into making a public apology to confused MCC members at Lord’s after breaking a dressing room window with his bat. Prior was run out following a mix-up with Ian Bell and once he had returned upstairs, according to an England and Wales Cricket Board statement, his bat handle “bounced off the [...]
Feisty Broad still well worth his Test place June 7, 2011 WE may not have had the explosive finish we were treated to in Cardiff, but Lord’s certainly provided more positives than negatives for England. This is as powerful a batting line-up as England have ever produced and they compliment each other splendidly. With Kevin Pietersen back in the runs the top seven are bang in [...]
London trio handed tough Heineken Cup assignments June 7, 2011 PREMIERSHIP champions Saracens have avoided the big-hitters in the draw for the group stages of next season’s Heineken Cup, but capital rivals London Irish and Harlequins have not been so fortunate. Sarries have swerved any previous winners of Europe’s premier competition and line-up in Pool 5 alongside two-time finalists Biarritz, Welsh region Ospreys and Treviso. [...]
Fulham have made good appointment in Jol, says World Cup winner Cohen June 7, 2011 Craven Cottage hero believes Dutchman has attributes to pick up where Hughes left off FULHAM great George Cohen has backed Martin Jol’s appointment as manager after the Cottagers moved quickly to hire the Dutchman as a replacement for Mark Hughes. Former Tottenham boss Jol has signed a two-year contract thought to be worth £1.5m a [...]
