sweeping action or ‘cosmetic’ changes
So what will Sunak do in November? Follow the Hippocratic principle of “primum non nocere” and defer the big decisions...
Month: September 2020
Disaster for 21 million savers as NS&I announces Premium Bond cuts
More than 21 million Premium Bond savers will see their odds of winning diminish after National Savings & Investments announced...
‘We’ve always had a model that was going to be profitable’
With the competition so close, Starling decided to frost all of its windows. “It’s true,” says Boden, laughing. “But now...
HSBC can no longer avoid the brutal political truth
It of course operates under the same “blessing” of historically low interest rates as Barclays. Likewise, the coming and partly...
There are plenty of good reasons not to like negative rates
The difference between March and September can be measured on three fronts: Covid-19 looks no better than it did in...
Why B&Q-owner Kingfisher can fix your fantasy fund
Thursday September 25 Smiths Group full-year results This industrial conglomerate ha cancelled its first-half dividend, withdrew earnings guidance and also put...
EU climate plan sets stage for an explosive rise in carbon prices
Commodity traders are betting that Europe’s carbon futures will soon catapult higher as Brussels drains the glut of carbon allowances...
Taking a break right now is key, but make sure you do it right
Q: Due to a bit of a reshuffle, a position at my level of seniority has opened up at my...
‘I had to create a bot just to get a coronavirus test online’
A desperate father, frustrated by the government’s coronavirus website, was forced to create an automated bot to get Covid-19 tests...
We have bounced back but it will be a much harder trick to pull off twice
This is, of course, a sensitive issue. But health economists often have to put a monetary value on people’s lives...
