Barclays on the hunt for Chinese banking partner to enter $4.3tn asset management market July 14, 2022 Barclays is on the hunt for a Chinese Banking partner as it looks to grow its footprint into the Chinese asset management market, according to reports today.
Terrible Thursday for Barratt as energy prices and inflation take their toll on Britain’s biggest housebuilder July 14, 2022 Barratt Developments revealed this a.m. the company is facing a rise in build costs of up to 10 per cent as soaring energy prices and inflation take their toll. Britain’s biggest housebuilder said build cost increases have escalated to between 9 per cent and 10 per cent, up from around 6 per cent over the [...]
OBR warns MPs against loose fiscal policy July 14, 2022 As the Tory leadership contest saw contenders set out their plans for taxes and government spending, officials from the UK’s fiscal watchdog yesterday repeated warnings about the trajectory of the UK’s public finances. In a Treasury Select Committee hearing yesterday, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility Richard Hughes said that the UK’s debt is [...]
SMEs put the buzz into business July 14, 2022 Micro-firms are the worker bees of the economy. They provide the thousand-and-one services that keep business going, contribute to the community, and help us keep our daily lives on track. They are the one-man bands; the partnerships, and the family businesses. They’re the people in the kiosk at the station serving your coffee in the [...]
Exclusive: Tory leadership hopefuls’ income tax cut pledges will not support poorest July 13, 2022 Tory leadership hopefuls’ promises to bring forward the planned income tax cut will not help “those in real financial need”. That’s according to Tim Sarson, head of tax policy at KPMG UK, who shared his thoughts exclusively with Morning Wire on what the eventual winner of the contest and the long-term chancellor need to prioritise. [...]
City frets over steeper Bank of England rate rise after GDP boost in May July 13, 2022 A better than expected assessment of the UK economy was not enough to push London’s top indexes higher today. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dropped 0.74 per cent to 7,156.37 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell 0.76 per cent to [...]
UK startup firm Codebase to receive £42m in public money to launch network of tech hubs July 13, 2022 A British tech company is being given up to £42m from the Scottish Government to create a network of tech industry hubs. Codebase is being given the contract, which is described as one of the government’s largest ever investments in entrepreneurship. The hubs are designed to allow start-up businesses to scale up and access advice [...]
US inflation surge ‘nails on’ another Fed rate hike bazooka July 13, 2022 Prices are rising at the fastest pace in nearly 41 years in America, nailing on another huge rate rise by the US Federal Reserve larter this month. US inflation climbed to 9.1 per cent last month, smashing Wall Street’s expectations and up from an already historic level of 8.6 per cent, according to data published [...]
Mode Global raises £2m as it looks to recover from cashback controversy July 13, 2022 Crypto firm Mode Global said it had raised £2m today as it looks to get back on the front foot after a crypto cashback scandal last year.
Property prices to smash through £300,000 mark by next month, industry expert predicts July 13, 2022 AVERAGE property prices will smash through the £300,000 mark by the end of the Summer, an expert said today. Latest data show that prices hit a record £294,845 – as rates rose at the fastest level in 18 years. Despite claims prices could be set to crash, Jonathan Rolande, from House Buy Fast, believes we [...]