Train ticket prices to rise by up to 13pc August 16, 2011 RAIL commuters will face inflation-busting hikes in ticket prices next year, which could see some fares rise by as much as 13 per cent, following the release of latest inflation figures yesterday. Under the revised scheme, which was set out in the Treasury’s spending review last October, regulated fares such as season tickets will rise [...]
Stepping into the property market of the new world order August 11, 2011 WITH debt and financial turmoil gripping the economies of Europe, North America and Japan, it’s not hard to look at the rise of India, China and Singapore and sense a coming shift in global power. Recent headlines have been staggering: last year, David Cameron led the largest British trade delegation to India in living memory, [...]
The end of an era for Cloud Cuckoo land economics August 7, 2011 IT came as a shock but not as a surprise. America’s downgrade is another psychologically important moment in the decline of the West: the US and much of Europe, once uncontested superpowers, are now the world’s weakest economic link. The post-Bretton Woods era is coming to an end. Asia and the emerging nations are on [...]
ENTREPRENEURS NEWS | IN BRIEF August 7, 2011 BUSINESS CONFIDENCE FALLS BACK IN JULY Business confidence fell back in July after rebounding in June to a 13-month high, according to the Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Business Barometer. Less than half (46 per cent) of companies were more optimistic regarding economic prospects, a reduction from 51 per cent in June, while those that were [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 12, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES MANAGERS STRUGGLE TO WOO THE WEALTHY Private banks across the world are still struggling to attract new clients, as the wealthy continue to shun professional investment managers in the wake of the financial crisis, according to a report published today. New money paid into private banks by clients fell nearly 19 per cent [...]
Eurozone crisis is set to engulf Italy July 11, 2011 SLOWLY but surely, the Eurozone crisis is escalating. There is no longer a “risk” of contagion – it is already here, big time. Forget about Greece – and even Portugal. The European and UK economies would just about survive their default. The real nightmare would be if Italy or Spain were also to hit the [...]
OSBORNE’S PR ADVISER GOES BACK TO BLACK June 29, 2011 ALL CHANGE in George Osborne’s advisory team, as The Capitalist hears the Chancellor’s head of press, Jean-Christophe Gray, will be replaced by Jonathan Black as the Treasury’s top spinner by the end of the week. Gray, the man responsible for briefing the media throughout the banking crisis, will help the Treasury control costs as he [...]
TRADER OF THE YEAR June 21, 2011 They are far less visible than their counterparts in corporate finance or in the capital markets, but traders play a crucial role in many organisations. For this year’s selection we have chosen two traders for big banks, one hedge fund founder and one hedge fund trader. And then there’s a man from Glencore. Don’t miss [...]
States now the top systemic threat June 20, 2011 SO no solution was found to the Greek crisis last night – we will have to wait a little longer before finding out what sort of fudge our leaders have in mind for the Eurozone, and how much taxpayer cash they are preparing to throw at the bottomless pit that is Greece. The markets, needless [...]
States now the top systemic threat June 19, 2011 SO no solution was found to the Greek crisis last night – we will have to wait a little longer before finding out what sort of fudge our leaders have in mind for the Eurozone, and how much taxpayer cash they are preparing to throw at the bottomless pit that is Greece. The markets, needless [...]