European equities markets were higher Tuesday as banks came back from big declines on Monday, helped by a statement from Societe Generale’s (Euronext: GLE) CEO that his bank is healthy. The FTSE 100 was up 0.87 percent to 5,174.25 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 0.27 percent to 10,011, with banks the best performers [...]
European equities markets were lower Monday on the possibility that Greece could default soon and on speculation that Moody’s Investors Service could cut its rating on several big banks with holdings tied to Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 1.63 percent to 5,129.62 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 1.65 percent to 9,983.75 as [...]
European equities markets were significantly lower Friday on an increased possibility that Greece could default on its debt as soon as this weekend, raising the concern level over the European region’s debt problems and ratcheting up worries that the economic recovery is faltering. Additionally, markets reacted to the resignation of European Central Bank board member [...]
European equities markets saw gains Thursday as the Bank of England held interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and kept its bond-purchase program at £200 billion, while the European Central Bank also held rates steady, at 1.5 percent, but the ECB cut growth predictions for both this year and next year. The FSTE 100 added [...]
European markets were higher Wednesday after the German Federal Constitutional Court dismissed three challenges to German participating in a loans package to Greece and another fund aimed at keeping Europe’s debt crisis contained. The FTSE 100 was up 3.14 percent to 5,318.59 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 2.48 percent to 10,321.3. The energy [...]
Most equities markets in Europe were lower Tuesday as investors continued to worry about the debt crisis in the region. In London, the FTSE 100 managed to gain 1.06 percent to 5,156.84 after the Institute for Supply Management said its US services index was at 53.3 in August, up from 52.7 in July, but the [...]
European equities markets were significantly lower Monday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party lost an election in her home state to the Social Democrats, with how Chancellor Merkel handled the European debt crisis as a key issue in the campaign, while banks were lower across Europe after the United States sued 17 [...]
European equities markets were lower Friday after the US Labor Department reported that there was no job growth in the United States in August, leaving the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent, and that for those with jobs, the number of hours worked and hourly earnings were both down during the month. The FTSE 100 was [...]
European equities markets were mostly higher Thursday, but the Dax dropped 0.94 percent to 5,730.63 in Frankfurt after private consumption dropped by 0.7 percent in German in the second quarter and the economy there saw more imports than exports. The FTSE 100 was up 0.45 percent to 5,418.65 in London, while the FTSE 250 added [...]
European equities markets were higher Wednesday after ADP Employer Services said that the US private sector added 91,000 jobs in August and on the possibility that the US Federal Reserve will announce more action to help the US economy at its next meeting. The FTSE 100 was up 2.39 percent to 5,394.53 in London, while [...]
Most European equities markets were higher Tuesday, with London’s markets seeing gains after taking Monday off for a bank holiday. The FTSE 100 added 2.7 percent to 5,268.66 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 2.46 percent to 10,243.2 as banks and miners saw significant gains. Platinum miner Lonmin (LSE: LMI) was the best [...]
European equities markets were higher after a report from the US Commerce Department said that US consumer spending was up by 0.8 percent in July as people spent on cars and on energy to cool their homes during a very hot summer in much of the nation. While London’s markets were closed for a bank [...]
European equities markets were lower to end the week on Friday, with trade hurt by a report from the US Commerce Department which showed that the US economy grew by 1 percent in the second quarter over the same period last year, less of an advance than expected, while the latest Thomson Reuters/ University of [...]
European equities markets were lower Thursday on the possibility that regulators will impose new restrictions on equities markets as a deadline approaches in France, Spain and Italy for a decision on whether or not to extend bans on short-selling which expire over the next two days. The FTSE 100 was down 1.44 percent to 5,131.1 [...]
European equities markets were higher Wednesday after the US Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods, those products meant to last for three years or more, were up by 4 percent in the US in July, more than expected after having dropped in June. The FTSE 100 was up 1.49 percent to 5,205.85 in [...]
Most European equities markets were higher Tuesday, helped by speculation that the Federal Reserve will move to support the US economy and after a purchasing managers’ index in China indicated that manufacturing there is in better shape than expected, although gains were tempered as investor confidence declined more than expected in Germany. The FTSE 100 [...]
Most equities markets in Europe were higher Monday on the possibility that the US Federal Reserve could soon propose new stimulus measures. The FTSE 100 was up 1.08 percent to 5,095.3 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 0.98 percent to 9,854.78 as miners were mostly higher as gold and silver prices were higher and [...]
Equities markets in Europe were lower again Friday after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that its general economic index dropped significantly, from a reading of 3.2 in July to minus 30.7 this month, showing a steep contraction in the region, while recent figures also showed that Germany’s economy grew at a slower rate than forecast [...]
European equities markets were significantly lower Thursday on dissent within the US Federal Reserve over monetary policy among officials, while markets were also hurt by new numbers from the US Labor Department showing that first-time unemployment claims were up by 9,000 to 408.000 last week, more of an increase than had been forecast. Two officials [...]
European equities markets were mixed Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.49 percent to 5,331.6 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.42 percent to 10,369.4, while the Dax was also lower but the CAC-40 and the IBEX both saw gains. Most miners were higher in London, with Aquarius Platinum (LSE: AQP) leading the sector’s [...]
Britons duped into buying “shoe-box” homes
Britons are being duped into buying new homes that are too small to live in comfortably, with house builders and estate agents demonstrating a distinct “lack of transparency” over floor space. According to research from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), thousands of brand new homes are failing to provide the space families need, [...]
UK unemployment up to 2.51 million
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed UK unemployment rose sharply in the three months to July – the biggest rise in almost two years. The ONS said unemployment rose by 80,000 in the three month period to 2.51 million – far higher than the 70,000 expected by economists. The latest figures take [...]
John Lewis reports challenging trading environment
The John Lewis Partnership, which is regarded as a barometer of British retailing, has reported a marginal increase in sales and said trading conditions are “extremely challenging”. The renowned employee-owned chain, which owns the Waitrose supermarket chain, said sales rose 1% on a like-for-like basis in the six month period to 30 July. However, across [...]
European equities markets were higher Tuesday as banks came back from big declines on Monday, helped by a statement from Societe Generale’s (Euronext: GLE) CEO that his bank is healthy. The FTSE 100 was up 0.87 percent to 5,174.25 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 0.27 percent to 10,011, with banks the best performers [...]
Rics: Housing market remains in the doldrums
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has today reported that the UK housing market remained weak in August with house prices falling further. According to the Institution, homeowners remain reluctant to put their properties up for sale, while buyers continue to struggle to secure a mortgage and remain uncertain about the economic climate. The [...]
CML: Mortgage lending edges higher in July
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported the number of loans for house purchase rose in July. According to the Council, there were 48,400 loans advanced for house purchase in the month – up by 1,000 from June’s figure but almost 7,000 lower when compared with July 2010. Commenting on today’s figures, Paul Smee, [...]
UK inflation edges higher in August
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose to annual rate of 4.5% last month from July’s rate of 4.4%. However, the figure was in line with analysts’ expectations. Higher inflation continues to be led by rising food costs but the main reason behind last month’s rise was a 5.1% [...]
Fresnillo down on silver prices
European equities markets were lower Monday on the possibility that Greece could default soon and on speculation that Moody’s Investors Service could cut its rating on several big banks with holdings tied to Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 1.63 percent to 5,129.62 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 1.65 percent to 9,983.75 as [...]
IFS warns of tough times for UK households
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that households will be squeezed for the next decade as they suffer from the harsh spending cuts introduced by the Government. It said households are suffering one of the worst attacks on their finances since the Second World War and that the impact of [...]
ICB final report recommends ring-fencing
The Independent Commission on Banking’s (ICB) final report has been published today and is recommending that UK banks should ring-fence their retail banking operations. According to the report, ring-fencing would protect banks from riskier investment banking divisions and would “make it easier and less costly to resolve banks that get into trouble”. The ICB, which [...]
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