Jane Austen to be face of the Bank of England £10 note
The Bank of England has confirmed that Author Jane Austen is to feature on the next £10 note.
The Pride and Prejudice author will be the next face of the note, replacing Charles Darwin. The change is expected in 2017.…
NS&I Reduces Rates on Premium Bonds
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) today announced that it is reducing the annual Premium Bonds prize fund rate by 0.20% to 1.30% on 1 August 2013. Also on that date, the odds of each £1 Bond number winning a prize …
UK inflation rate rises to 2.9% in June 2013
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation rose to 2.9% in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rose to 3.3% in June from 3.1% in May.
Farrell Financial …
Jane Austen may appear on banknotes
Sir Mervyn King (the outgoing governor of the Bank of England) has announced author Jane Austen may replace Charles Darwin on the £10 note.
He announced the news while speaking at the end of his final appearance as governor. He …
Europe isn’t working
Unemployment in the Eurozone hits a new record high.
The seasonally-adjusted unemployment figures show that from March to April 2013 an extra 95,000 people were out of work in the 17 countries that use the euro. This takes the Eurozone …