Brace for another financial crisis style recession, Bank of England warns August 4, 2022 The UK is set to slump into a recession comparable to the financial crisis, driven by the biggest inflation surge in 42 years, the Bank of England warned today. Britain’s economy will shift into reverse in the final three months of this year and stay there until the final months of next year, placing it [...]
UK defence and aerospace firms risk being outpaced in STEM skills shortage August 4, 2022 The UK’s defence and aerospace sectors are continuing to be squeezed by a shortage in STEM talent, leaving ‘high-trust’ businesses vulnerable to being outpaced by overseas counterparts. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills revealed earlier this year that 43 per cent of STEM vacancies were hard to fill due to a shortage of applicants, [...]
Bank of England’s interest rate rise at noon: Brokers and agents across the City give their two cents August 4, 2022 The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, and the rest of the monetary policy committee will hike interest rates 50 basis points today at 12pm. The main reason? Living costs are up 9.4 per cent over the last year, crimping households and businesses and threatening to plunge the UK economy into recession. Energy [...]
UK inflation to surge above 15 per cent, more than seven times Bank of England target August 4, 2022 The Bank of England faces the grim prospect of overseeing the largest inflation surge in recent memory, with prices rising more than seven times faster than its target, a top think tank warned today. A sustained surge in energy costs triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a sudden burst in demand after the Covid-19 [...]
Evraz profits plunge 99.5 per cent as sanctions hit August 4, 2022 Russian steel giant Evraz saw its profits fall by 99.5 per cent in the first half of the year after sanctions were slapped on the firm in May and demand for its products dried up.
Households face two painful energy bill hikes this winter as Ofgem confirms quarterly price cap August 4, 2022 The consumer price cap will be updated four times a year rather than twice, raising the prospect of painful hikes in energy bills this winter.
Energy watchdog Ofgem to review price cap quarterly ahead of ‘challenging winter’ August 4, 2022 Energy regulator Ofgem said this morning that the energy price cap will be reviewed quarterly, rather than every six months, as it warned that customers face a “very challenging winter ahead”. The regulator said the change would go “some way to provide the stability needed in the energy market”, adding: “It is not in anyone’s [...]
Glencore shareholders set for payday as profits jump to $18.9bn August 4, 2022 Mining and commodities giant Glencore announced it would put $4.5bn back in shareholders pockets today after it reported record half-yearly profits of $18.9bn on the back of soaring metal prices and market volatility.
European venture funding plunges as inflation hits private markets August 4, 2022 European venture capital funding slumped in the second quarter of the year as an investment boom tailed off amid soaring inflation and market shocks brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new research has revealed.
OPEC+ hikes production targets by miniscule volumes of 100,000 barrels per day August 3, 2022 The OPEC+ coalition of oil producing countries today agreed to up its production targets by miniscule volumes of just 100,000 barrels of oil per day, in a hike that scuppered hopes for a more substantial increases that could have reversed the recent surge in prices that has wreaked havoc on the global economy. The [...]