This shakeout isn’t done yet – there will be more crypto casualties November 18, 2022 Jason Deane carefully picks apart the events of the last week to see what effect they've had on the cryptocurrency markets.
UK house prices increase as market shows signs of confidence in November January 15, 2020 UK house prices increased in the year to November, demonstrating returning signs of confidence in the property market, according to the latest data. Average UK house prices were up 2.2 per cent in November last year, compared to a 1.3 per cent jump in the year to October. Read more: London’s house prices rose twice [...]
The week in review July 29, 2022 Bitcoin had a sudden surge yesterday breaching $23,000 for the first time and even (briefly) spiking to beyond $24,000 at one point early this morning. So what’s going on and is it likely to stay there?
What everyone warned for is now a fact: Supply chain woes are slowing UK economic growth November 11, 2021 The ONS said this morning that UK economic growth slowed sharply between July and September. The official figures show this is largely due to the ongoing supply chain problems. The economy expanded by 1.3 per cent between July and September, down from growth of 5.5 per cent in the previous three months. The ONS said [...]
Oil and gas rally as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise February 14, 2022 Energy commodities have responded resoundingly to reports from Washington that Russia could invade at "any moment".
French tycoon Patrick Drahi’s Altice tops up stake in BT to 18 per cent for £1bn December 14, 2021 Patrick Drahi's Altice UK has this morning increased its stake in telecoms giant BT from 12.1 per cent to 18 per cent.
Tax the childless? We need to build a country economically fit for families July 6, 2022 Last weekend, something unusual occurred – a demographics expert went viral. Not usually the purview of front-page news, a piece by Dr Paul Morland, of Oxford University, on how Britain could improve its falling fertility rate provoked accusations of Nazism and of treating women as incubators. Certainly, some of Morland’s suggestions were stupid, some even [...]
UK construction output growth surges to two decade high July 6, 2021 UK construction output growth reached its highest level for over two decades, according to a closely watched business survey released today. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI for June was 66.3, up from 64.2 in May, the strongest rate of output growth for exactly 24 years. Sharp rises in business activity across the three [...]
Bailey attempts to quash inflation fears July 1, 2021 Andrew Bailey has reiterated that the Bank of England is not concerned about the recent surge in inflation, attempting to quash mounting concerns that price rises may soon spiral out of control. Speaking at his annual Mansion House speech, the Governor of the Bank of England moved to temper fears that prices in the UK [...]
Barnet, Richmond and Ealing see house price spike as pandemic fuels outer London spree June 21, 2021 House prices are heading upwards right across the country – but some London boroughs are doing better than others. New data suggests outer London properties have benefitted from a spike in pandemic-era purchases, as inner London residents look for more space and existing suburban dwellers tire of the same four walls. Properties in Barnet and [...]