DEBATE: Is there a silver lining for consumers to the increased inflationary pressures? September 20, 2018 Is there a silver lining for consumers to the increased inflationary pressures? Emma-Lou Montgomery, associate director for personal investing at Fidelity International, says YES. A little inflation can be a good thing. It’s a sign of an improving economy, and it means that your debts – providing that your income rises in line with or [...]
DEBATE: Is there a silver lining for consumers to the increased inflationary pressures? September 20, 2018 Is there a silver lining for consumers to the increased inflationary pressures? Emma-Lou Montgomery, associate director for personal investing at Fidelity International, says YES. A little inflation can be a good thing. It’s a sign of an improving economy, and it means that your debts – providing that your income rises in line with or [...]
London house price growth sinks to near-decade low September 19, 2018 London house prices plunged to their lowest rate of growth in nearly a decade in July, falling 0.7 per cent as the capital's property market slowdown shows no sign of easing up. The average London property cost £485,000, marking the steeping decline since September 2009, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Meanwhile, [...]
London house price growth sinks to near-decade low September 19, 2018 London house prices plunged to their lowest rate of growth in nearly a decade in July, falling 0.7 per cent as the capital's property market slowdown shows no sign of easing up. The average London property cost £485,000, marking the steeping decline since September 2009, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Meanwhile, [...]
Opinion: Ten years on from the financial crash, the property market is in recovery but should emerge stronger than ever September 14, 2018 It might all be about Brexit now, but let’s not forget what happened 10 years ago. Recessions sparked by problems in the financial markets are widely recognised as being deeper and more prolonged than other downturns. And this certainly seems to be the case with the financial crash and the fall of Lehman Brothers 10 [...]
Opinion: Ten years on from the financial crash, the property market is in recovery but should emerge stronger than ever September 14, 2018 It might all be about Brexit now, but let’s not forget what happened 10 years ago. Recessions sparked by problems in the financial markets are widely recognised as being deeper and more prolonged than other downturns. And this certainly seems to be the case with the financial crash and the fall of Lehman Brothers 10 [...]
Carney: Bank of England ‘well prepared’ for disorderly Brexit September 14, 2018 The Bank of England is well prepared for a disorderly Brexit and has planned for the worst, the bank's governor Mark Carney has said. Carney said the BoE had used “stress tests” to make sure the country's largest banks could meet the needs of households and business no matter what path Brexit takes. It comes [...]
Carney: Bank of England ‘well prepared’ for disorderly Brexit September 14, 2018 The Bank of England is well prepared for a disorderly Brexit and has planned for the worst, the bank's governor Mark Carney has said. Carney said the BoE had used “stress tests” to make sure the country's largest banks could meet the needs of households and business no matter what path Brexit takes. It comes [...]
10 years on from Lehman’s collapse: seven charts to consider September 14, 2018 Ten years ago, US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, marking the most symbolic moment of the global financial crisis. It remains the largest bankruptcy filing in US history. The demise of Lehman on 15 September 2008 was just the tip of the iceberg. Little did we know but at the time the whole [...]
What might trigger the next global financial crisis? September 14, 2018 Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the deepening of the global financial crisis, the world seems to be a safer place. Over the past decade there have been significant shifts in the world economy such that the imbalances that could lead to a crisis are less. The risks haven’t entirely gone [...]