Jul
2009
Articles from 10th Jul 2009
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Bank of England delays corporate easing increase
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
The Bank of England offered to buy £380 million of corporate bonds after failing to announce any increase in its £125 billion corporate easing programme yesterday. Read
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Call for trade and investment focus
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
Future UK growth has to come from trade and investment to steer the country out of the “steepest recession since the Second World War,” CBI Director-General Richard Lambert told a Birmingham business audience. Read
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Most first-time buyers now rely on parents' help
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
Four out of five first-time homebuyers under the age of 30 are calling on the “Bank of Mum and Dad” to raise deposits that now average nearly £36,000, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Read
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Gold perceived as a safe haven during the recession
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
Gold has worked down from Alexander’s time. When something holds good for 2,000 years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.” Read
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Prices of arts and antiques continue to rise in most areas
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
Arts and antiques continue to provide an alternative safe haven for investors amid financial turmoil, with prices continuing to rise in most segments of the market, according to a new report. Read
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Energy bills containing 'hidden taxes'
Jul 10 2009 | Financial
If household gas and electricity prices soared 42 per cent in 2008 because of sky-high oil prices, why have they only dropped 4.2 per cent in 2009 when oil prices went through the floor? Read
