OBR: UK is already in recession and taxes on course for post World War II high November 17, 2022 The UK is already in a recession that will burn a huge hole in the public finances, forcing the government to hike taxes to their highest level since just after the Second World War in the 1940s, the country’s fiscal watchdog warned today in forecasts published alongside Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement. The Office for Budget [...]
Capital gains tax changes strike ‘heavy blow’ to investors November 17, 2022 The Chancellor has slashed the exemption amount for capital gains tax and cut the dividend allowance in half today in a move that will strike a “heavy blow” to the UK’s entrepreneurs and investors.
As it happened and live reaction: Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget 2022: UK is now in recession November 17, 2022 Welcome to City PM’s live updates as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivers the government’s Autumn Budget for 2022. Here the news team will bring you all the key points, policy changes, opinion, analysis, responses from experts, industry reaction and more. Get in touch and let us know your views via [email protected] or [...]
More retailer woes send London’s FTSE 100 lower November 16, 2022 Another bad day for middle-class favourite and online supermarket Ocado led London’s FTSE 100 lower today. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.25 per cent to 7,351.19 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, tumbled 1.77 per cent to 19,112.40 points. Fresh inflation figures [...]
UK assets in focus this week November 16, 2022 | City Talk This week’s focus in markets apart from the US’s weak inflation print last week is on Sterling and the FTSE in the wake of a raft of economic data points, as well as the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement on Thursday the 17th. UK inflation this morning came in at a level not seen [...]
UK inflation scales to 41-year high, but analysts bet it has peaked at 11.1 per cent November 16, 2022 UK inflation has surged above the City and Bank of England’s expectations to reach a new 41 year high, but experts said it may now have peaked, official figures revealed today. Prices rose 11.1 per cent over the last year, pushing the rate a whole percentage point higher from September, according to the Office for [...]
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CMC Markets profits rise as traders tap into global turmoil November 16, 2022 Trading firm CMC Markets reported a boost in profits today as market volatility helped propel income by 21 per cent to £153.5m.
Oil firms dish out dividends as energy crisis sends profits soaring November 16, 2022 Oil firms have been dishing out bumper sums to shareholders as a crisis in the energy sector drives profits to record levels, according to research released today.
Awful day for Ocado drags FTSE 100 into the red November 15, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 today was dragged down by investors souring on middle-class favourite and online supermarket Ocado. The capital’s premier index fell 0.21 per cent to 7,369.44 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index dropped 0.85 per cent to 19,455.88 points. Ocado’s shares plummeted to the bottom of the FTSE 100 today, taking the [...]
