Three Ideas for Spring Cleaning Your Finances
Your taxes have just been filed and now it's time for spring cleaning - clearing out the dirt and clutter in your homes and...
Doorstep lender Provident Financial receives £1.3bn takeover bid
Move by smaller rival Non-Standard Finance has backing of key shareholderProvident Financial, the doorstep lender that charges interest rates of 535%, has received a...
Manufacturing slump puts UK economy into reverse as Brexit looms
GDP contracts by 0.4% in December in weakest year for growth since 2012The British economy plunged into reverse in December, with a broad-based slump...
I’ve covered nine financial crises since the 1960s. Here’s what I learned
From the devaluation of sterling in 1967 to Brexit uncertainty, our economics commentator reflects on how Britain has diced with fiscal catastrophe I wanted...
UK economy set for worst year since financial crisis, says Bank of England
Bank cuts growth forecast for 2019 as Brexit worries spread from companies to consumersThe Bank of England has warned the economy is on course...
The next financial crisis may come soon – are we all that safe?
Toxic politics in the US and UK mean a competent response to a crash is far from certainAdecade on from the 2008 global...
May I have a word about… vortexes
Whether polar or recessionary, you can be sure they’re extremely unpleasantAh well, I suppose in these fractious times that we must take our...
La dolce vita slips away again as Italy tumbles back into recession
Its populist leaders said they were on the cusp of an economic miracle to rival the 1960s, but debt and uncertainty intervenedSharing his...
The Tories have form when it comes to economic catastrophe
Hard Brexit is only the latest example where the British economy has taken second place to pride and party loyaltyA no-deal Brexit is just...
Why record job growth in America hides a troubling reality
High employment rates gloss over a ‘much more complicated story’ of stagnant wages and vanishing mid-level jobsJanuary marked the 100th consecutive month of job creation...
