Markets brace for negative interest rates by the end of the year
Markets are now bracing for the Bank to enter the uncharted territory with investors pricing in rates to drop below...
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Johnson told to build ‘air bridges’ to fuel recovery
Business leaders have written to Boris Johnson to demand the urgent creation of “air bridges” to low-risk countries to quash...
Perverse insurers are asking their customers to go bust so they don’t have to
For an industry entirely based on understanding risk, insurers are certainly playing a risky game. They are fast becoming the...
Insurers under pressure to refund ‘worthless’ policies during pandemic
Pressure is mounting on reluctant insurers to refund customers for worthless policies, as travel cover has become unnecessary under the...
Coach company Shearings collapses into administration
Specialist Leisure Group, owner of coach company Shearings, has collapsed into administration, putting around 2,400 jobs at risk. More than...
There are only two numbers that matter in the UK’s dire economic plight
In the ancient history of the pre-Covid world, keen students of fiscal matters may remember that Sunak’s predecessor Sajid Javid...
Worst week ever for UK economy as deficit soars and retail sales collapse
The Office for National Statistics data showed comfortably the highest borrowing on record stretching back to January 1993 as the...
Mortgage payment holidays extended to October as fears grow for household finances
Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage can now ask their bank for a further three month payment holiday. The Treasury...
Chinese cyberattacks show need for security in post-lockdown era
On Wednesday, Australia issued a similar statement. While not mentioning China specifically, Canberra accused “countries” of conducting and supporting cyberattacks...
Six cheap stocks set to thrive over the next 12 months
Over the next year, life in Britain will slowly return to normal, with shops opening, sporting events kicking off, and...
