‘Blatantly unfair’: Supermarkets still jacking up petrol prices, minister warned May 16, 2024 Supermarket retailers in the UK are still jacking up prices at the pumps despite months passing since the government pledged to intervene.
Warnings rental reform could disincentivise landlords as bill returns to House of Lords May 16, 2024 Peers have been warned government moves to bring in rental reform risk making it “less attractive” to be a landlord.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to surge, riding global rally fuelled by US inflation relief May 16, 2024 Asian stocks echoed Wall Street's optimism on Fed rate cuts. Oil and gold surged, eyes on US Philly Fed Index, BT Group, Walmart earnings.
Memo to Sunak and Reeves: you can’t have security without prosperity May 16, 2024 Both Rachel Reeves and Rishi Sunak want to frame the next election around the question of who will make you safer, but both are missing the point
Keir Starmer to launch Labour ‘down payment for change’ pre-election offer May 16, 2024 Keir Starmer will today launch Labour’s “down payment for change” in a pre-election doorstep offer to voters.
Bernanke: Inflation was ‘unavoidable’ but the Bank of England needs to change May 15, 2024 The surge in inflation seen over the past few years was "unavoidable," Ben Bernanke said today, as he outlined ways in which the Bank of England could navigate future uncertainty.
Relief as US inflation finally comes in below expectations May 15, 2024 Stubborn inflation at the start of the year has forced markets to reconsider when the Fed is likely to start cutting interest rates.
Investing in the UK is back… to being the third least preferred option May 15, 2024 The UK has slowly climbed up the preference for investing in Bank of America's monthly global fund manager survey.
Southern Europe to help eurozone ‘turn a corner’ in 2024 as Germany stagnates May 15, 2024 The European Commission released its latest round of forecasts today.
Ray-Ban owner blames wet British summer for slower sales May 15, 2024 "One of the wettest summers in recent history" dimmed the rise in sales at the owner of Ray-Ban in 2023, it has been revealed.