UK loses prestigious Aaa credit rating
- By Joe
- Credit rating
- On February 23, 2013
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International rating agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating from Aaa to Aa1.*
There are several ‘credit rating agencies’ who publish credit ratings. These include S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. Each agency will form their own opinion on the risk …
Count down to tax year end
- By Joe
- Investments, ISA, Pensions, Savings, Tax
- On February 22, 2013
- No Comments.
As we move towards the end of this tax year we have an ideal opportunity to do the things we have been meaning to do all tax year, but never quite managed.
Almost everyone plans for Hogmanay on 31st December …
UK unemployed down by 14,000
- By Joe
- Economics, Income protection, Politics, Redundancy cover
- On February 20, 2013
- No Comments.
UK unemployment fell in the three months to December 2012, while the number of people in work jumped to a new record.
For this period there were 2.5 million unemployed people, which is down 14,000 on July to September 2012.…
Andrew Bailey appointed Bank of England deputy governor
- By Joe
- Economics, Politics
- On February 19, 2013
- No Comments.
Andrew Bailey will become a deputy governor of the Bank of England and chief executive of the bank’s new prudential regulation authority (PRA) from 1st April 2013.
He is already head of prudential supervision at the Financial Services Authority and …
Bank of England holds interest rates and refrains from further QE
- By Joe
- Banking, Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates
- On February 7, 2013
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The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The quantitative easing stimulus programme has already injected £375 billion into the UK financial system.…
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- Bank of England holds interest rates at 4%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The quantitative easing stimulus programme has already injected £375 billion into the UK financial system.…
- Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The quantitative easing stimulus programme has already injected £375 billion into the UK financial system.…
- Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.25%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The quantitative easing stimulus programme has already injected £375 billion into the UK financial system.…