The Bank of England today sent fresh shockwaves through markets after announcing a cut in the base rate to 0.25% and a further £70bn of quantitative easing, £10bn of which will be specifically focused on corporate bonds for the first time.
Is anyone else Confused.com about Confused.com’s move to scrap Brian the Robot in favour of James Corden? Well, fear not, because this week’s episode examines the reasoning behind the decision as well as asking how brands should handle the death of their characters.
SEI announced today that it has strengthened its UK Private Banking executive management team with the appointment of Kevin Russell to the newly created role of Proposition Director.
Was the recent acquisition of Yahoo a smart move for Verizon and where will core Yahoo users go next? This week the Beer and Bytes team examine the sale of one of the world’s best known content providers. The team also meets one of the founding members of new savings app for millennials, Moneybox, which is due to launch any day now. Charlotte Oates, marketing and product manager, talks us through the tech behind the app and how Brexit might affect fintech in the UK.
A dip on Friday was not enough to dent the FTSE 250’s progress this week, while the FTSE 100 surged through…
Could millennials be the first generation ever to earn less than their predecessors? According to a new report by Laura Gardiner at the Resolution Foundation, that is a distinct possibility if current trends continue.
Investors snapped up sold-off shares during today’s trading session, with UK equity markets seeing gains across the board while the pound also steadied.
This week the team delve into the dark and recessive areas of the internet where fraudsters are stealing people’s identities…
UK equity markets moved lower once more today, with US and European shares also weaker, as the risks to the…
UK blue chips managed to eke out further gains today despite mounting problems for property stocks, with investors instead using the pound and gilts – as well as the FTSE 250 – to voice their concerns over Brexit.
Weak UK construction data and broker downgrades combined to drive down both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 today, putting a stop to the post-Brexit rally seen last week.
Just wow. Can we all agree that we have just witnessed one the most tumultuous weeks in post-war Britain? Crazy.