Ex-dividend shares tame FTSE gains as UK bond yields hit fresh 14-year high August 18, 2022 Traders ditching companies that have yet to announce the details of their next shareholder giveaway tamed London markets’ gains today. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index jumped 0.35 per cent to 7,541.85 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, climbed 0.55 per cent higher [...]
Brits’ spending drops sharply as recession clouds gather August 18, 2022 Brits’ credit and debit card spending dropped dramatically over the past week, according to fresh data published by the Office for National Statistics. This data ranked at 97 per cent of its level in February 2020, the month prior to the country’s first Covid lockdown. The figures are based on Bank of England CHAPS interbank [...]
Liz Truss to launch ‘war on technocrats’ by merging City watchdogs August 18, 2022 Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss is planning an immediate shakeup of the City’s major regulators if she wins the race to become prime minister. Truss is planning to merge the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Payments System Regulator (PSR) into a single, new body. The Conservative party MP’s plans comes [...]
Extinction Rebellion activists ejected from Lord’s Cricket Ground after J.P. Morgan protest August 18, 2022 Environmental activists were ejected from Lord’s Cricket Ground after unfurling a banner protesting its ties to J.P. Morgan. Doctors for Extinction Rebellion hung a poster from the top tier of a stand during the first day of the first Test between England and South Africa on Monday. The protest was against J.P. Morgan, which it [...]
Historic inflation surge to swell UK debt interest bill to over £200bn August 18, 2022 A historic inflation surge is set to swell the UK’s debt interest bill to over £200bn, top economists have warned today. Britain’s public purse is set to come under intense pressure over the next two years that may cause the government to miss their borrowing fiscal rule, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). [...]
Bank of England to launch another jumbo rate hike to tame over 10 per cent inflation August 17, 2022 The Bank of England is set to launch a series of jumbo rate hikes to tame inflation that is beginning to be driven by domestic factors, City economists warned today. Prices climbed 10.1 per cent annually in July, the fastest acceleration since February 1982 and much higher than the Bank and analysts’ forecasts, according to [...]
Inflation overshoot spooks investors as FTSE 100 house builders tumble August 17, 2022 London markets were shaken today by concerns that inflation is firming in the UK as housebuilders suffered heavy losses on the prospect of more rate hikes. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dropped 0.27 per cent lower to 7,515.75 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of [...]
Bank of England’s recession warning hits UK consumer confidence August 17, 2022 Fears of a protracted recession as long as the one caused by the financial crisis is weighing on Brits’ optimism, a new survey released today showed. Consumer confidence dipped four points at the beginning of August, according to Bank of America. “Confidence remains weak, consistent with recession, and all components worsened,” the Wall Street giant [...]
Number of company administrations set to rise this year, analysts predict August 16, 2022 More UK companies are set to enter administration this year than last year, analysts have warned. Risk consultancy Kroll said yesterday that it predicted that the UK could face up to 895 company administrations in 2022, compared to just 659 in 2021. So far there have been 522 administrations this year, with an average of [...]
Over half of money managers bet on global recession this year August 16, 2022 Over half of investors are fretting over the global economy tumbling into recession this year, new figures released today show. Some 58 per cent of money managers think global output will shift into reverse, up from a minority of 47 per cent, according to Bank of America’s latest global fund managers’ survey. The latest reading [...]