Omicron pushing US Fed into action January 26, 2022 Stagflationary risks are rising as Covid variant extends disruption and central bank steps up to bring inflation under control. US inflation hit its highest level since 1982 at the end of 2021, with the consumer price index (CPI) reaching 7% year-on-year. The figures were widely anticipated, but only add to pressure on the US Federal [...]
Oil prices rebound as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise January 25, 2022 Oil prices have recovered amid growing fears of Russian invading Ukraine and a consequent tightening in supplies.
Biden his time: What can the US President do to contain rising oil prices ahead of the mid-terms? January 25, 2022 As inflation, interest rates and Covid-19 mortalities rise in the US the only thing that appears to be sliding is President Joe Biden’s poll numbers.
Sureserve Group revels in rebounding revenues following M&A spree January 25, 2022 Sureserve has rebounded strongly from challenging pandemic conditions with a 24.7 per cent boost in revenues.
Sunak has enough room to scrap national insurance hike, according to top City economists January 25, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has enough room to scrap the looming national insurance hike to ease the heavy cost of living burden weighing Brits down, according to leading City economists. Bumper tax revenues driven by the UK economy performing much better than forecast has provided the Chancellor with a big enough tax windfall to cancel the [...]
National insurance hike completely unnecessary says Brexit veteran Lord Frost as Tory calls to drop £12bn tax increase swell January 25, 2022 Lord Frost has urged Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak not to raise taxes in April as cost-of-living is set to increase for most Brits. The Prime Minister’s former Brexit chief joined the growing number of senior Conservatives to call for the planned national insurance hike to be scrapped. The former Brexit Minister – who resigned [...]
Over nine million broadband customers are unaware of the biggest in-contract price hike in years January 25, 2022 Research today reveals that over nine million consumers are unaware that their broadband bills are set to increase, according to research by Hyperoptic.
British Gas owner Centrica picks up customers from fallen firm Together Energy January 24, 2022 Centrica, owners of British Gas, has swooped in to rescue UK households from doomed supplier Together Energy, which ceased trading last week.
Supply chain crisis threatens to plunge record number of firms into the red January 24, 2022 The global supply chain crisis is threatening to plunge a record number of companies into the red, reveals a closely watched study released today. Nearly half of the 70 listed companies that issued profit warnings in the final three months of last year blamed their poor performance on the supply chain crisis, according to research [...]
Former BoE deputy governor warns of rapid rate hikes to quash inflation January 24, 2022 The Bank of England has backed itself into a corner by refusing to hike interest rates despite inflation surging to historic highs, a former top official at the central bank has warned. Inertia toward the soaring cost of living during the back end of last year means the Bank will have to rush through a [...]