Bank of England to hike rates in just over two weeks, warn top international banks October 18, 2021 The Bank of England will scale back the wave of stimulus it unleashed in response to the Covid-19 crisis in just over two weeks. That’s the warning from two leading international banks, who both ratcheted up their expectations for the first rate hike in over three years today. Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs brought forward [...]
Bitcoin ETF anticipation puts all-time high in sight October 18, 2021 Anticipation of the first Bitcoin ETF in the United States launching this week saw the largest cryptocurrency by market cap firmly establish itself above the $60k mark over the weekend.
4.5x borrower’s earnings: ‘Risky mortgages’ rising fast, mostly in Wandsworth, Walthamstow and Croydon October 18, 2021 South London is the UK’s hotspot for high-risk mortgages – with more than 6,300 mortgages written at 4.5 times the borrower’s earnings or higher in the last year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. Bank of England guidance says mortgages are considered ‘high-risk’ if they are lent at 4.5 times the [...]
CFOs do not expect ‘double whammy’ of labour shortages and supply disruptions to ease before 2023 October 18, 2021 Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 or more likely early 2023. The majority of CFOs experienced labour shortages over the past three months with three-quarters reporting some, severe or significant recruitment difficulties. [...]
Top finance brass bet on Bank of England rate hike October 18, 2021 The UK’s top finance brass are becoming increasingly confident the Bank of England will hike interest rates. Over half of chief financial officers (CFO) think rates will rise to at least 0.5 per cent by this time next year, research by Deloitte has found. Soaring inflation, driven by supply chains buckling under the weight of [...]
Top finance brass bet on Bank of England rate hike October 18, 2021 The UK’s top finance brass are becoming increasingly confident the Bank of England will hike interest rates. Over half of chief financial officers (CFO) think rates will rise to at least 0.5 per cent by this time next year, research by Deloitte has found. Higher interest rate expectations have strengthened over the last three months, [...]
Back to 2007: UK house prices rise for every region and buyer type October 18, 2021 It’s a full house for the UK home buying market, with property prices rising last month in every region of the UK, London included, and for buyer types ranging from first-timers to those at the wealthiest rungs of the property ladder. In London, the average property price hit £650,683, up another 1.9 per cent on [...]
Bank of England will ‘have to act’ to curb inflation October 17, 2021 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has signaled that the Bank of England is gearing up to increase interest rates. The central bank is considering raising interest rates for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus crisis due to increasing inflation risks. He believes the surge in energy prices raises the risk of [...]
SEC looks set to approve Bitcoin Futures ETFs lifting markets October 15, 2021 Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds could begin trading on US exchanges as early as next week with the SEC set to approve the products. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the regulator is unlikely to prevent the products from starting to trade. While previous Bitcoin ETF applications have been rejected by the regulator, however, [...]
Bitcoin closes in on $60,000 as US is poised for watershed ETF announcement October 15, 2021 Bitcoin responded to rumours of the SEC's intention to give the green light to a Bitcoin ETF.