Blog Analysis
Osborne 'hot air'? - 26/10/2009 12:39To call for changes for bonuses is easy to do. |
Regulation battle - 21/10/2009 12:32What is the future of regulation of banks? |
Darling v Osborne: Battle of the cuts - 06/10/2009 13:03George Osborne is setting out his stall at the Conservative party conference today. |
House prices: Some questions - 02/10/2009 13:25House prices - according to Nationwide at least - now stand at exactly the sale point as a year ago. |
How much is HSBC's £1.5bn? - 30/09/2009 13:12£1.5 billion for first-time buyers - or least buyers wanting 90 per cent mortgages - certainly sounds high. |
What is going on in property? - 29/09/2009 14:18The property and mortgage markets are seemingly at an impasse. |
New over 50s only ISA season? - 22/09/2009 12:38October 6th will see the over 50s' ISA allowance increase. |
What would Lib Dem £1m mansion tax do?The Lib Dems grabbed the headlines today with a new policy of taxing all owners of properties worth over £1 million. |
False dawn for property or not? - 18/09/2009 13:22Mortgage lending fell back this summer - although it was hardly racing away and is set to remain depressed for some time. |
Is 1.98% at Woolwich worth taking? - 16/09/2009 13:00Barclays has stepped up to HSBC's 1.99 per cent mortgage by offering one at 1.98 per cent. |
Would you buy shares in RBS? - 14/09/2009 13:01The Conservatives are looking at letting the public buy shares in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking if they took power. |
High rates, long hold: Best buy bonds - 11/09/2009 13:11The longer you are willing to put cash away, the higher the rates has always been the rule. |
Bank freezes rates - What now? 10/09/2009 12:55The Bank of England held interest rates at 0.5 per cent and maintained quantitative easing aimed at £175bn for another month. |
All that glitters is not gold in savings rates - 09/09/2009 13:02On Friday Buckinghamshire Building Society launched a regular saver at 6.25 per cent. |
Overdraft rates cut: More to come? - 08/09/2009 13:54RBS and NatWest have cut their unauthorised overdraft charges - which had the potential to cost customers the maximum of £6,688 a month. |
PPI: The case rumbles on - 07/09/2009 13:08Barclays today is challenging plans to ban the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) alongside loans. |
Want to buy a new car? - 04/09/2009 13:18Car sales are up - driven higher by the car scrappage scheme. But how long will it last? |
£45 today or £70 in three months? - 03/09/2009 12:45The headline may be a little misleading - as smoking and over-eating in themselves are not linked to bad savings habits. |
Paying back the debt - 01/09/2009 12:21The UK is paying off its debts - individuals at least. |
Repossession nation - 14/08/2009 12:51The level of repossession is slowing in the UK, according to new data out today. |
King: It's the levels, stupid - 12/08/2009 12:36Mervyn King told said today the big message from the Bank's Inflation Report was 'the levels, stupid'. |
Mortgage market sick but stable - 11/08/2009 12:29The UK mortgage market is stabilising - but it is still lying in a critical condition as doctors scratch their heads. |
Lloyds Banking rights issue? - 10/08/2009 12:16It is only rumour, but could Lloyds Banking be really planning a rights issue. |
RBS: There may be trouble ahead - 07/08/2009 12:21Royal Bank of Scotland today basically managed to break even and was impressively honest about the long haul they are facing. |
Bank of England: QE or not QE - 06/08/2009 12:20The Bank of England today kept interest rates at 0.5 per cent causing no major surprises across the country from the City to the high street. |
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