Economy
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UK savers in cash ISAs losing out on £26.7bn in interest with inflation at 40-year high
UK savers holding cash in cash ISAs are experiencing wealth erosion at the fastest rate in over 40 years. Overall savers are…
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Macroscope: Is the Old Lady going too slowly?
Russell Silberston discusses how the Bank of England is an international outlier in relying on models rather than data to anticipate inflation…
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Harriett Baldwin MP amendment backs new ‘personalised financial guidance’ regime – Tom Selby
Written by Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell While in an ideal world everyone would get regulated financial advice…
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Don’t create an inheritance tax present for HMRC: How to make financial gifts with tax benefits that last beyond Christmas
Cash or other financial gifts might be more welcome than ever this Christmas. In grim economic times, older savers with some accumulated…
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Income tax threshold freeze equivalent to hiking basic-rate to 23.5% for middle earners
The government’s deep freeze on income tax thresholds will see some workers’ tax bills rise by the equivalent of a 3.5 percentage…
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ONS report into wages and inflation – professional and scientific sectors keep pace, retail, property and finance suffer
Since May to July 2022, the professional and scientific industry has been the only one where regular wage growth (excluding bonuses) has…
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Autumn Statement – reaction from investment and financial experts to Chancellor Hunt’s announcements
Following Chancellor Hunt’s plans for taxes and government spending which were announced in Parliament on Thursday, 17th November, investment and finance experts…
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Inheritance tax take running 14% higher than 2021: Families warned to act on Hunt’s five-year IHT allowance freeze
Five days after the Chancellor of the Exchequer extended the freeze on inheritance tax nil-rate bands until the 2027/28 tax year, data published…
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Autumn Budget 2022: A balanced budget – Close Brothers Asset Management
This was a balanced budget. It broadly satisfied both financial markets and economists. The market was satisfied by the overall tightening in…
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UK recession: First in, last out?
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management The UK seems to be…
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