Rishi Sunak hints at more jobs support as unemployment crisis deepens
The official unemployment rate rose for the first time since the pandemic struck, climbing marginally from 3.9pc to a two-year...
Month: September 2020
There will be no vaccine rescue this winter
Pfizer has triggered the latest “fear-of-missing-out” rally with talk that its joint vaccine with the German group BioNTech will be...
The jobs thunderstorm storm is breaking
Josie Dent, senior economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, warns: “It is clear that the negative labour...
Heartbreak defeat for ‘Waspi women’ as courts rule out state pension compensation
Millions of women born in the 1950s, who have seen their state pension age increase from 60 to 65, have...
The Bank of England won’t act this week
No inflation surge while households cling to savings Inflation shouldn’t be a barrier to further action either. Empty supermarket shelves...
How no-deal Brexit will affect mortgage rates and house prices
Upsizers could have lower mortgage rates A silver lining for homeowners is that your mortgage rate could stay low for...
at barely 12 times earnings, risk-tolerant investors could get a bargain with Anexo
A good portion of that dip relates to investment for future growth and a larger workforce, while a lot of...
the five things you need to know about stamp duty
Second homes The additional 3 percentage point surcharge will still apply for second homes and investment properties. Even if you are...
Arm’s sale puts a dent in the UK’s $1tn tech ambitions
Nvidia’s Huang, however, dismisses such concerns. Arm’s technology, he says, would remain of UK origin, meaning it is exempt from...
Why a second wave may mean a double dip downturn
However, the second wave in cases has crucially not led to a large increase in hospitalisations and deaths in Spain...
