Bank of England: Pause Set to Elongate Into an Interlude
The pause in interest rate rises might well elongate into an interlude in November. Central banks don’t always sing from the same songsheet, ...
Investment
Finance
High Borrowing Costs & Wider Cost-Of-Living Crisis Still Weighing Hard on UK Consumer & Company Sentiment
The UK eked out growth in August, but only just, demonstrating how the burden of high borrowing costs and the wider cost-of-living crisis ...
Finance
United Utilities Plan £13.7bn Investment Pipeline this Decade
United Utilities is putting its money where its mouth is. The group provides water and wastewater services across the Northwest of England and ...
Finance
Fresh Turmoil Hits Beleaguered Chinese Property Sector
Fresh turmoil has hit the beleaguered Chinese property sector, with trading again suspended in shares of the huge real estate company Evergrande. Confidence ...
Finance
Deep Problems in The Chinese Property Sector Bubble to the Surface Again
The twin worries about the ongoing fragility in China’s economy and high interest rates lingering for longer in the United States have quashed ...
Base Rate Held as Bank of England Puts the Brakes On
The Bank of England has finally put the brakes on the relentless rate hiking cycle. A rise had been heavily pencilled in, but ...
Finance
Unsettled Sentiment Ahead of Bank of England Rate Decision
Nervousness is pervading sentiment as investors assess the prospects of interest rates staying higher for longer. There is increased speculation the Bank of ...
Finance
Latest Twist in the Chinese Property Crisis
A watchful mood is settling ahead of the key interest rate decisions this week amid wariness about the latest twist in the Chinese ...
Finance
Berkeley Group – On Solid Foundations to Deliver Profit Guidance
Berkeley issued a trading update covering the four months to the end of August, and we’ve seen a similar story across the rest ...
Finance
Barratt Developments – Feeling the Market Slowdown
Barratt Developments, the country’s largest housebuilder and sector bellwether, issued a largely unsurprising set of full-year results. Rate rises throughout the year have ...
