The average price of petrol at the pumps hit 185p per litre on Sunday for the first time ever, while diesel reached a new record of 191.03p on Saturday. This… The post UK fuel prices at new records appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Russia’s central bank today announced it could keep cutting interest rates as its war against Ukraine rages on. The key interest rate is back to levels before the Ukraine war… The post Russia’s central bank: We could keep cutting interest rates appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The cost of living crisis is causing clear mental health damage, as well as hitting people’s finances, today’s report from the Office for National Statistics shows. Myron Jobson, senior personal… The post Cost of living crisis is causing clear mental health damage appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
UK trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is meeting with India’s trade chief, Piyush Goyal, next week for the fourth round of talks on a trade deal between both countries. This is… The post Fourth round of trade talks: Government edges closer to ‘Golden Opportunity’ with India appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Shares in the US owner of Boots pharmacy have fallen slightly in reaction to the news a buyer has finally been found for the UK high street chain. Speculation has… The post A bidder for Boots on the cards appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The UK’s eight biggest banks have all passed a Bank of England test that show they could fail without hurting taxpayers or customers, although shareholders would be first in line… The post UK banks pass key test appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Despite a strong showing on Wall Street yesterday, the FTSE 100 was heading nowhere fast on Wednesday. The UK market appears to have stalled, just as many rail travellers will… The post Zara owner Inditex impresses in tough times appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Retail investors are putting over seven times as much money into green and sustainable businesses today than they did five years ago, according to new data from the European marketplace… The post Retail investor funding floods into sustainability firms appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
We seem to be facing the Great British Take Off when it comes to UK companies being acquired and delisted from the stock market. Biffa looks to be the next… The post UK stocks continue to be bid targets in the Great British Take Off appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Financial institutions and individuals closely tied to the financial sector donated a total of £15.3 million to political parties and collectively spent £2.3 million directly on MPs from January 2020… The post Financial sector funnelled £17.6m into politics in 2020 and 2021 appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.