House prices have rebounded this month following the Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday announcement but analysts have called the boost a “false dawn” and warned of steep falls later in the year. Prices are up 1.5pc for the year, growing 1.7pc since June, when prices were down 1.6pc, according to figures […]
July
Burger King celebrates Christmas in July in new campaign
Dive Brief: Burger King is running a new multichannel campaign to celebrate “Christmas in July” that aims to bring goodwill and cheer to consumers during a difficult year, per a report in Muse by Clio. A new video ad has been released as part of the campaign that features interviews […]
What Rishi Sunak should do in the July ‘Budget’ to bolster our personal finances
The British economy is in dire need of a jump start and the lifting of lockdown alone will not be enough for the millions of jobless Britons, those forced to take a pay cut and their ailing employers. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s generosity during the Covid crisis so far means that […]
Coronavirus latest: EU to ease travel ban starting July 1
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,350,698, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 415,277. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Coronavirus latest: Disney World to reopen July 11, with masks
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 5,614,458 according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 351,077. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for second term in July
TOKYO — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike plans to run for reelection on July 5, sources told Nikkei. The sources say Koike might coincide the announcement with the last day of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly session, on June 10. The Liberal Democratic Party has decided not to field a candidate. Koike, once […]
British Airways aims for July return to the skies
IAG said coronavirus was having a “devastating impact” on global air travel, adding that it expects its second quarter to be “significantly worse”. The firm tapped the Government’s Coronavirus Corporate Finance Facility for £300m in April to boost liquidity, taking its state-backed funding to about £1.2bn including Spanish support. Passenger numbers have fallen by 94pc […]