Sep 30, 2022 | Newsletter
Britain has a new Prime Minister who has vowed to be pro-business and help consumers, but will that filter through to the stock market? Liz Truss is taking on both Britain’s top job and an economic challenge that would make most baulk. Inflation has reached...
Sep 27, 2022 | Newsletter
Workers are debating skipping their regular pension payments to help pay for rising energy bills in 2022 – but this could mean they lose £77,000 by the time they reach retirement. With the energy price cap increasing by £693 from 1 April, the average customer is...
Jun 28, 2022 | Newsletter
Anyone who claims a State Pension could receive an extra £1,000 to their pension pot next April. It comes after the rate of inflation shot up, and the UK Government promised to reinstate the “triple lock”. The triple lock ties the State Pension to increase by either...
Jun 25, 2022 | Newsletter
The Bank of England’s chief economist has admitted that the central bank faces its toughest challenge since independence in 1997 and signalled that interest rates need to rise further. Speaking in Cardiff, Huw Pill said that inflation’s surge to a 40-year high of 9%...
Jun 22, 2022 | Newsletter
House prices are at risk as spending power is set to take a big hit, the boss of Nationwide Building Society has warned. Joe Garner said higher prices and interest rates, together with steep rises in the cost of living, mean buying a home will be tougher. He believes...
