All the fund manager presentations are focusing, not on interest rates, but they’re controlling...
United Kingdom
“Bank of England raises interest rates to 5.25%”
If you beat someone or something for long enough, submission will follow one way or another. One...
“HSBC profit more than doubles as interest rates rise”
I’ve been running my own business for many a year now, but the great thing is that there’s always...
“Weekend Essay: Why I won’t be saying goodbye to ERNIE anytime soon”
I have been a big fan of Premium Bonds for many years now, and still regularly recommend them as...
“Nearly 1.8mn savers trigger tax penalty on cash savings interest”
Like love, stealth taxation is all around us. Those oh-so-reluctantly given public-sector pay...
“Bank of England meets expectations with 25bps hike”
The ‘meets expectations’ is the key here. The BofE feels obliged, as it’s their ‘job’ to keep...
“BoE raises base rate to 4% marking 15-year high”
Rumours were that, if interest rates went up, it would be by 25, not 50 'basis points (a quarter...
“Central London office take-up second highest in Europe”
For all the talk of a ‘working from home’ revolution, it seems there’s just as much demand for...
“Easy-access savings rates at highest UK level since 2009”
Last week’s Budget/Financial Statement will mean that many with shares who currently don’t, will...
“Autumn Statement 2022: Key points at-a-glance”
Rather than rehash everything that will be in the headlines, I thought it might be helpful to...
“UK energy and food prices push inflation to 41-year high”
My memories of 1981 are of a great year, full of discos and Greek sunshine and friends. That was...
“Bank of England warns of longest recession in 100 years as it raises rates to 3%”
Remember the good old days, when growth was king, tax cuts and not tax rises were the order of the...
“UK interest rates: How high could they go?”
Rates are at 2.25%, and could double by next year. Bad news if you have a mortgage; but spare a...
“BoE raises interest rates to 1%”
So the Bank of England raises interest rates, telling us in the same Governor’s breath that we may...
“Interest rates rise again to counter higher prices”
Putting up interest rates to ‘control’ inflation is a blunt instrument at best. The theory is that...