Taylor Wimpey: Improvement in Sales Rate as Spring Season Progresses
Taylor Wimpey’s net private sales rate fell from 0.97 to 0.75 over the last year, including planned bulk deals, with cancellation rates edging ...
Finance
Finance
Banking System is Resilient but Other Financial Plumbing Needs Improvement
The Bank of England is stressing that the overall banking system is safe as houses, but hairline cracks in other areas still risk ...
Finance
The UK’s Financial Straitjacket is Constraining Growth
It always takes a few weeks for the content of the budget to sink in. They are complex affairs with feints and plays ...
Finance
UK Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in February & Consumer Confidence Hits One Year High
UK retail sales rose 1.2% in February, compared to a 0.9% increase in January. The relatively strong result comes as sales volumes in ...
Finance
Surprise Rise in UK Inflation While Pensive Mood Descends Ahead of Rate Decisions
There is no respite for punishing inflation for consumers and companies, with prices becoming even hotter in February. There had been high hopes ...
John Lewis Scraps Bonus as Retail Parks Continue to Draw Shoppers Away from High Street
The cost-of-living crisis has been blowing a chill wind through the retail sector but has whipped up a hurricane of problems for John ...
Finance
Energy Price Guarantee Set for Extension in Budget while Calm Returns to Markets as Interest Rate Hikes Marked for Go-Slow
Unruly markets have been calmed by expectations that central banks, particularly the Fed, will pause or go slow on interest rate hikes to ...
Finance
Rightmove Sees Engagement Fall
Rightmove has reported a decline in the level of engagement on its site as the housing market cools compared to the pandemic. Consumers ...
Finance
Looking Ahead to Spring Budget 2023
March arrives this week and ahead of the planned 15th March Spring Budget statement by the Chancellor, let’s take a look at what ...
Finance
Economic Pockets of Hardiness Despite Headwinds
A tale of shrinking economic activity is still unfolding in countries across the world, adding fresh nervousness to investor sentiment which is already ...
