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Friday 7th December 2007
Bank cuts base rate The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided to drop interest rates by a quarter point. The move puts the base rate at 5.5 per cent, down from 5.75 per cent, where it had been...
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Wednesday 5th December 2007
Communication skills 'vital' for young employees Many young adults including graduates are finding it difficult to find jobs because of inadequate communication skills, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Rec) has claimed. The body sai... |
Tuesday 4th December 2007
Credit crunch 'will not affect student finances' A spokesman for the National Union of Students (NUS) has claimed that the fallout from the credit crunch has not had a major impact on this year's student intake. He suggested that part of this co... |
Monday 3rd December 2007
Christmas set to boost UK economy The festive season could help to shore up the UK economy this year after a rocky few months, it has been claimed. According to Richard Dodd, head of media and campaigns for the British Retail Cons... |
Wednesday 28th November 2007
Financial crime 'must be police priority' Financial crime should be a police priority and the Home Office should change protocol to help the police to tackle the fraud which funds further crime in the UK, the chief executive of the British... |
Wednesday 28th November 2007
One in three worried about Britain's economic situation More than one in three people say that they are worried about Britain's economic situation and as many as 15.3 million consumers feel financially worse off, according to a poll by uSwitch. With 38... |
Thursday 22nd November 2007
Rate cut before Christmas looks unlikely, says Charcol A rate cut before Christmas is looking unlikely, according to independent mortgage advisors, John Charcol. The minutes from the last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) show that, despi... |
Wednesday 14th November 2007
More couples working and better off, says DWP More couples are in work and better off, according to new figures from the department for work and pensions (DWP). Figures show that the proportion of 'work-rich' couples (where both partners are ... |
Wednesday 14th November 2007
Brits turn to internet for financial advice With six-out-of-ten UK households now online, Brits are increasingly turning to the internet for advice on their finances, research from Birmingham Midshires suggested. Instead of going to consult... |
Thursday 8th November 2007
Rates left on hold The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 5.75 per cent, despite the release of weak economic data this week. Economists had said that the emergence of figures showing a slump in man... |
Tuesday 30th October 2007
Mortgage lending to fall, says CML Mortgage lending is set to fall, although house price inflation is likely to remain positive, according to the 2008 housing market forecasts from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). According t... |
Wednesday 24th October 2007
Men in more debt than women Men who seek help with managing their finances tend to have as much as 20 per cent more debt than their female counterparts, the debt management company Chiltern has said. According to Chiltern, m... |
Monday 22nd October 2007
Mortgages force families to cut back on saving British families are feeling the pinch and are now less financially comfortable than they were last year, according to Alliance & Leicester's latest financial thermometer. The thermometer calc... |
Tuesday 16th October 2007
New scheme urges businesses to give staff time off to budget A new national initiative is asking employers to get their staff to commit to spending one hour a month sorting out their finances, as part of drive to make people take better care of their finance... |
Monday 8th October 2007
Use protection, urged CIFAS To coincide with the UK's third annual National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, is urging consumers to use protection to prevent themselves from becoming v... |
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UK economy
News that Alex Salmond, the leader of the ruling SNP in Scotland, has been somewhat liberal with his recent comments about housing budgets and assistance has caught the attention of opposition... 
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