Mortgage rates are dropping — could they ‘continue to edge downwards’? November 6, 2023 A managing partner at Knight Frank Finance said the below five per cent mortgage rates would help improve property market sentiment
Mortgage growth set to reach decade low as high rates drive down demand November 6, 2023 The EY Item Club predicted that net mortgage loans would grow 1.5 per cent in 2023 and two per cent in 2024, representing the lowest two-year growth in a decade.
The Notebook: Jo Streeten goes back to her old university November 6, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s the turn of Jo Streeten, managing director at AECOM.
Sluggish growth is the price we will pay for halving inflation November 6, 2023 Karl Otto Pöhl, the former President of the Bundesbank put it best: “Inflation is like toothpaste. Once it’s out you can hardly get it back in again.”
The last year has taught us the City will always matter, if we stand by our values November 6, 2023 From the turmoil of a year ago, this is now a City which is not only being listened to but is fully participating in the national conversation, writes Nicholas Lyons.
Natwest share price slump casts doubt on privatisation plans November 5, 2023 Shares currently sit at £1.87, down from around £5 when the government acquired an 84 per cent stake in the bank during the financial crisis.
Traders to focus on Powell, Bailey and Lagarde speeches this week November 5, 2023 Investors this week will hone in on speeches from some of the world's most important central bankers in what is set to be a much quieter week for markets.
Arteta, Sunak and WFH: How the quarter-zip took over the City November 4, 2023 It has become ubiquitous - from fintech marketing teams to the corner corporate office. And the quarter-zip fleece, the new must-have for any man about town, doesn't appear to be going anywhere soon.
Bank’s Huw Pill: inflation won’t necessarily fall fast as demand slows November 3, 2023 Meanwhile, Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that the government would carry on working with the Bank over the central bank's sales of its massive bond-buying purchases.
Oil heads for weekly loss as Israel-Hamas war risk premium wanes November 3, 2023 Both benchmarks gained more than $2 a barrel on Thursday, but were on track to lose up to 3% on the week.