Economy
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Food price shock set to overtake energy bills rise as the biggest cost of living hit to family finances
The epicentre of the cost of living crisis will shortly move from energy bills to the weekly food shop, as energy prices…
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UK labour market data – “first fall in the number of payrolled employees for over two years is a red flag” – reaction
Following the publication of the latest UK labour market data this morning, advisers and other industry experts have been sharing their thoughts…
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The Bank of England is nearing the end of its rate-rising cycle, but two-thirds of Britain’s mortgage-rising pain is still to come
The Bank looks set to have almost finished the sharpest interest rate tightening cycle since the 1980s, but the switch from variable…
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GDP Q1 data – “It’s more a question of how long we have left rather than how well we’re doing” – reaction from small businesses
Following this morning’s GDP data, which showed GDP fell by 0.3% in March 2023, after showing no growth in February 2023, and grew…
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Bank of England hikes UK base rate to 4.5% – highest level since 2008: reaction from finance experts
Today’s announcement from the Bank of England that UK base rates are to increase by 0.25% from the previous rate of 4.25%…
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Stagflation is much more likely than Deflation – prepare accordingly
Written by Bill Blain, Strategist at Shard Capital This week: The Market Commentariat think deflation will counter inflation, rates will fall, and…
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Fed hikes again but pause coming – Fidelity reacts to yesterday’s FOMC report
With much debate about whether the Fed would or wouldn’t hike base rates given the latest banking sector concerns the decision to…
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Aegon calls for robust checks on ‘mind-bogglingly complex’ state pension entitlements
Steven Cameron, Pensions Director at Aegon comments on the Labour Party’s analysis of Government figures, where they claim that one in 10 pensioners…
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Company Insolvencies down slightly in Q1 23
The company insolvency statistics from January to March 2023 have been released, between 1 January and 31 March 2023 (Q1 2023), there…
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How Credit Suisse Class Actions Could See Banks Clean Up Their Act
Written by Tom Davey, Co-Founder and Director at Factor Risk Management After the frenzied fire sale of Credit Suisse to rival UBS, it…
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