There were months of rumours before the final (who knew?) Rachel Budget last year. The problem was...
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“How indie bookshops are capturing the high street”
It is oft forgotten that Amazon started as an online bookseller some thirty years ago. Any book...
“Oil traders bet millions minutes before Trump’s Iran talks post”
I said a couple of weeks ago that ‘cynics might think’ that some in the know might profit greatly...
“Bank of England holds interest rate as energy prices surge”
Plenty of doomish and gloomish headlines from which to pick this week and economically, although...
“Oil prices surge as Iran escalates tanker attacks, shares fall”
Markets hate uncertainty. That very uncertainty makes writing about what’s happening to your...
“Why the ‘comfortable middle’ faces a tougher decade ahead”
Do you have a, or are you in the, ‘comfortable middle’? The point here is that those currently in...
“Oil price drop could curb inflation … and help Rachel Reeves”
It’s an ill wind and all that. A threat to the world order, an open door for the strong to take...
“Budget tax-free cash rumour aftermath: ‘Our job is to dampen panic, not monetise it'”
As we all now know, nothing happened. All that (I know, first world) anxiety that tax-free cash...
“Pressure mounts on Reeves as retail spending and jobs market slows”
Won’t we be sick of it all once it finally arrives - The Budget, that is. Maybe, if you’re a...
“£1 million jackpot win for two Premium Bonds holders from North East Scotland and Greater Manchester”
Premium Bonds are our go-to recommendations for your reserve. As you may have heard many-a-time,...
“Inflation picture ‘increasingly ugly’ as food prices surge”
Interest rates, the bluntest of blunt instruments, are supposed to control inflation. As inflation...
“Will the Bank of England Cut UK Interest Rates Again in 2025?”
It’s easy to forget that five years ago the Bank of England Base Rate was at an all-time low of...
“Household wealth rises 12% in one year but concerns remain”
So here’s the thing. We’re all better off now than we were a year or so ago. Some more than...
“Inflation behaving like a ‘caffeinated flea’ as CPI jumps to 3%”
Fortunately, none of the fleas I’ve encountered have been caffeinated, although I have met many an...
“Wealth inequality between ages rises in UK”
The good, for some, news is that the rich in the UK are not getting much richer, although the poor...