Archive for the ‘Credit crunch’ Category
Monday, August 17th, 2009
With the FTSE and other world stock markets rallying, many say the end of the global credit crisis is near.
Many figures realeased last week look promising for UK businesses. The CBI "Confederation of British Industry" polled 73 firms in July, they found that 27% believed credit availability had improved in ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Figures released today show unemployment has jumped by 220,000 in the three months to June the official number of people unemployed in the UK is now 2.435 million, the highest level since 1995 nearly 15 years ago.
The largest group of unemployed where 16-25 this figures is expected to increase with new ...
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
The bank of england made Sterling plunge in value again yesterday, GBP was up against the dollar on wednesday, then the BOE announced the reccession had been worse than expected but they thought it had nearly reached the bottom.
Since the BOE announced another £50 Billion was to be pumped ...
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
This is the week when many uk banks are revealing their first half figures, whether they've made a profit or a loss. On Monday this site published details of Barclays and HSBC
Yesterday Northern Rock announced their first half losses and today its been the turn of Lloyds banking group. The ...
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Is the credit crunch coming to an end?
This morning has seen the release of some optimistic data the £ has reached a 10 month high against the dollar, rising to as much as $1.6850, GBP is at its highest level since October 2008.
UK manufacturing activity was up last month for the first time since March ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Times may be tough and you may be looking for ways to reduce your motoring costs but scrapping Breakdown cover should not be one of them. If you drive you probably know what breakdown cover is, a type of insurance plan for motorists.
The main benefit of breakdown cover ...
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Whats the easiest way to save money during the credit crunch?
Reduce your outgoings - when was the last time you checked to see if you could save money on your gas, electric, phone bills, current account or credit cards? Theres lots of bills you could be saving money on ...
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
This is important and FREE!!
When you apply to your usual bank or a new lender for a loan, mortgage or credit credit card. They check your credit worthiness.
They see what money you have or do owe and whether or not you are paying it back, then they decide whether you ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
In recent reports, tourism experts have predicted that the current financial crisis may in fact be good news for British tourism as they expect more Britons to take holidays within the UK next year rather than going abroad.
With the costs of flights and holiday accommodation rising, and amidst fears about ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
The Family and Parenting Institute has recently published a report which reveals that a third of UK parents are having sleepless nights because of worries about money and that 29% of those parents are arguing over their family’s money situation.
The report, based on a YouGov survey, questioned over ...
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