25 February 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY HEAVY POUNDING: The pound sank against all major currencies on Monday, though perhaps not as much as exciteable headlines suggested, after Boris Johnson announced his intention to campaign for a British exit from the European Community. Boris cannot take all the blame (or credit) for… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
Category: Week In Brief Financial
Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief Financial
18 February 2016 Week in Brief:Business and the City INFLATED EXPECTATIONS: Inflation is rising – but not enough to worry the Chancellor or the Bank of England. The Bank’s task is to manage the economy so as to keep inflation at or just below 2%; in this it is failing as the annualised rate is… Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in brief Financial
11 February 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY BANKING ON GLOOM: Last week saw further turmoil in the FTSE 100; the index which encompasses the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. This part of the market has seen wildly fluctuating fortunes over the last few months, with swings of up to… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in brief Financial
Issue39:2016 02 04: Week in Brief FINANCIAL
04 February 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY NOT A GOOD FIT: Once it was the UK’s fashion leader among the young and tight pursed. But now Matalan, the giant fashion discount retailer, is struggling with fierce competition and a business model that seems to have lost the thread. Latest rumour is that… Continue reading Issue39:2016 02 04: Week in Brief FINANCIAL
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
28 January 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROOMS TO RENT: 50 CENTS: Not if the Chancellor has anything to do with it. The Treasury produced squeals of pain and anger when it changed the tax regime on mortgages taken by private landlords to acquire buy-to-let property, limiting landlords on how much loan… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Week in Brief Financial
21 January 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY STEEL DECLINES: Further bad news in the steel industry as Tata Steel announced a further 25%% permanent cut in its UK steel making capacity, taking its forecast production down to 3.5 million tonnes. The cuts this time are at its two major South Wales plants where… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Week in Brief Financial
Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
14 January 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY COMFORT AT THE TILL: Surprise results of the season were those from Big Four grocer WM Morrison who said that like for like sales were up 0.2% in the last nine weeks of 2015. Not all that impressive perhaps, but when the rise and rise of… Continue reading Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY CHINA SYNDROME: The troubles of the Chinese economy continue to tantalise observers. China has of course a much less transparent reporting regime than most business analysts are used to. Some of the business that grew so fast in the years of the Chinese economic miracle… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: Financial
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ADDING UP, TAKING AWAY: It’s been a bad year for accountants, at least for the major UK firms. Increasingly they find themselves in the firing lines from disaffected clients and shareholders, mostly in relation to audit work, but also for problems with their advisory roles. … Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: Financial
Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROLLING AWAY: As detailed in the story elsewhere in this week’s edition, speculation about the financial condition of Rolls Royce plc has surprised the stock market. 10, Downing Street refused to deny that possible nationalisation of the nuclear division was being considered to protect strategic… Continue reading Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial
Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief financial
10 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY OILED UP: OPEC met for its regular discussion last Friday, but the meeting was far from normal. Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two largest producers, who are already in a proxy war as they back different sides in the various conflicts around the Arabian Gulf,… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Week in Brief financial
Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY MOTOR WORKS: Following Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of investment of £450m into its new engine factory at Wolverhampton, more good news for British car engineering this week as Nissan announced that it was spending £250m on its production facilities at Sunderland, Co. Durham. … Continue reading Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 30:2015 11 26:Business and the City
26 November 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY BIGGER AND FASTER: Jaguar Land Rover is one of the great success stories of modern UK motor manufacturing. Since its take-over in 2008 by Tata, the Indian owned diversified group, it has grown rapidly, modernising its range of luxury cars and building a truly premium brand.… Continue reading Issue 30:2015 11 26:Business and the City
