21 September 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit BREXIT BOUNCER: Boris Johnson has preempted the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence next Friday by publishing an article in The Daily Telegraph setting out his own vision for Brexit. The article which has drawn criticism from Amber Rudd for back seat driving, earned a swift rebuke from… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Week in Brief: UK
Tag: Interest rates
Issue 120:2017 09 14:Low interest rates – a blip or the new normal? (Frank O’Nomics)
14 September 2017 Low interest rates – a blip or the new normal? When economic heavyweights disagree. by Frank O’Nomics. In a week in which UK inflation exceeded expectations, coming out at 2.9%, getting within a whisker of the point at which the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor have to exchange… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14:Low interest rates – a blip or the new normal? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 117: 2017 08 10: Week in Brief: UK
10 August 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit TRADING DISPUTES: The Department for International Trade is recruiting staff to deal with trading disputes after Brexit. The team, expected to comprise some 130 personnel, will not begin to operate until Britain leaves the Customs Union. FISHING: Speaking in Denmark, Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, has said… Continue reading Issue 117: 2017 08 10: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 112:2017 07 06:Saving too little,spending too much (Frank O’Nomics)
06 July 2017 Saving too little, spending too much The stark facts regarding household finances by Frank O’Nomics It’s not exactly Mr. Micawber’s recipe for happiness. Recent increases in the UK’s cost of living are having a significant impact on both household savings and levels of debt. The pick up in inflation at a time… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Saving too little,spending too much (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Where should we invest in 2017? (Frank O’Nomics)
22 December 2016 Where should we invest in 2017? by Frank O’Nomics This time last year I was rash enough to discuss what we should do with our savings with a view to making the best returns over 2016. It would be easy to brush this under the carpet and try to pretend that I… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Where should we invest in 2017? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
13 October 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE BIG PUSH: There is a touch of the First World War artillery barrage in the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March if inflation does not move towards the 2% target. It doesn’t seem to be working, but what… Continue reading Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 28:2015 11 12: Missed opportunities
12 November 2015 Missed opportunities by Frank O’Nomics The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has been pilloried by some as being Mr Flip-Flop regarding UK interest rates. Having prepared the City for a rate rise via so-called “forward guidance”, the latest Bank of England Inflation Report suggests that rates could remain on… Continue reading Issue 28:2015 11 12: Missed opportunities
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
08 October 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY AN INSPECTOR CALLS: The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it is investigating actions instigated by the Bank of England during the early stages of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The Bank of England has confirmed that several officials have voluntarily met officers from… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief: Business & the City
23 July 2014 Week in Brief: BUSINESS & THE CITY GREEK BANKS: Greek financial affairs have suddenly been relegated from the headlines, following the rescue package agreed last week which has led to their banks reopening on Monday, and enabling the central bank to make the delinquent IMF payments to take the country back out… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief: Business & the City
