Day trader's news snapshot
Data on borrowing for November suggest that the trend line in demand for credit in the UK is downwards...
The latest data show house prices falling in London for the first time since 2009 when the country was in the immediate aftermath of the global banking crisis...
Pension Awareness Day, 15 September, is becoming an important annual fixture. It aims to encourage us to save for retirement and help employers communicate pensions simply to their workers...
The traditional way in which fund manager performance has tended to be judged is against the performance of other fund managers with similar investment objectives...
Any UK landlord who wants to keep satisfying the needs of his/her tenants and stay ahead of the competition needs to become more aware of the everyday changes occurring in today’s dynamic construction industry and be prepared to use said changes to his/her advantage...
Over the past year the Bank of England has regularly expressed concern at the pace of growth of unsecured lending in the UK...
There’s a new kid on the block. The Lifetime ISA, or Lisa as it’s commonly known, allows 20 to 39 year olds to invest up to £4,000 a year until they are 50 and, for each £100 invested, the government will add £25...
Observing trade signals is difficult especially for newbies. They seek shortcuts and ways to copy or borrow the ideas from other successful investors to become fruitful in the market...
The FTSE 100 index has gained momentum and reached a ten-month high after recovering from the downfall caused by the shocking decision of Britain to leave the EU...
While the impact of Brexit has been felt across Europe, it is British SMEs that have been most adversely impacted...
Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and required only a modest mortgage to buy it...
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show average in England house prices rising by 8...
Investors should ride the storm and avoid panic selling. Recent warnings by some commentators that investors should sell during the current market volatility are not only short sighted but could be the worst advice to give to investors...
2015 has been a breakout year for the hotel industry in Northern Ireland, with investors flocking to grab up property in the area...
Going into 2015 we held a constructive view on developed equity markets, expecting that a moderate economic recovery and accommodative central bank policy would support investor sentiment...
Despite the recent spate of market volatility somewhat alleviating valuation pressures, the current earnings season remains an important indicator for the growth prospects of both corporate America and equity markets generally...
Once upon a time, London’s new tech scene seemed to be made up of trendy aps that helped you pass your time in a hazy dream of lined-up fruit and Sims-esque farming...
Pound Sterling Wednesday’s British data showed construction growth failed to meet with market projections...
By Frazer Wilson, Senior Consultant at Thomas Miller Investment Having seen markets gradually improve over the last six years, we have all become used to inflation busting returns, so what happens when volatility returns? How do investors navigate future volatility? Here are some tips to help investors survive the volatile markets: Don’t panic When markets fall, they often do so quickly and recover slowly...
The Japanese yen is trading at multi-year lows versus the US dollar and sterling. Its depreciation has been more pronounced over the past year, spurred by the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) additional stimulus in October 2014, when the central bank surprised the market by announcing an expansion of its asset purchase programme to an annual pace of 80 trillion yen...
Pound Sterling On Wednesday the Bank of England’s (BoE) meeting minutes drove the Pound higher across the board, with the British currency returning to trend close to an 8-year high against the Euro...
Most UK investors hold their long term savings in cash. They regards the stock market as far too risky...
The UK housing market is one of the most well-developed in the world due to the wide range of mortgage options available...
A salesman has been sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment for his involvement in operating an unauthorised collective scheme...
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced the appointment of a new chairman. Donald Brydon CBE has been appointed as chairman, following Dr Chris Gibson-Smith’s retirement after 12 years in the position...
Although much of the UK media tend to focus on London as a home for property millionaires and overseas investors, there are considerable pockets and areas where property prices are continuing to grow, with many of these areas now containing a number of million pound plus properties...
When it comes to London boroughs, if you take the time to study property trends then you will find that a pattern emerges...
It’s no secret that London is a hotspot for property in the UK markets. Many boroughs in the capital are in such high demand that they’re snapped up within hours of them going on sale...
WHILE, statistically speaking, pet owners are likely to be happier than their animal-free alter-egos, letting a property to a tenant with an animal entourage can be a dog’s life for landlords...
They may live there, but it's your responsibility to provide a safe environment. If you don't see, you don't know...
- Rent costs are putting the squeeze on workers and pensioners........
- Signs of a credit slowdown? Figures hint at an ease in borrowing appetite........
- Is the London house price bubble bursting?........
- Can consumers steal a march on the markets when it comes to interest rates?........
- Pension awareness has to start with the government........
- How do you assess the performance of your fund manager?........
- Women bearing the brunt of the financial fallout from state pension reforms........
- Every Landlord Should Be Aware of How to Gain An Edge in Today's Fast Paced Construction Industry........
- Applying the brakes to consumer credit – lenders take prompt from BoE........
- Two years on from the pensions revolution are people taking advantage?........
