Brazil’s central bank has cut the country’s key interest rate to 12% from 12.5% - a move which surprised economists. However, the bank said there had been a “substantial deterioration” in the outlook for the global economy and that was its reason for the rate cut. One analyst said the rate cut is a “huge [...]
Statistics Korea has today revealed South Korea’s inflation rate jumped to a three-year high of 5.3% in August as food costs continued to rise. The rate is up from 4.7% in July and represents the eighth consecutive month that inflation has been above the central bank’s target of 4%. Inflationary pressures are rife throughout the [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose to annual rate of 4.4% last month after easing to 4.2% in June. Analysts had expected the figure to rise slightly to 4.3%. Higher inflation continues to be led by rising food costs – which grew by 6.2% in July, while clothes [...]
The European Central Bank (ECB) has today elected to lift interest rates from 1.25% to 1.5% - the second increase since April. The move comes to tame rising inflation in the 17-member euro zone and was widely expected by analysts and more rate rises are on the cards. Inflation in the euro zone currently stands [...]
According to the Bank of England, inflation could reach 5% later this year, driven higher by rising energy costs. Energy costs are rising due to the surge in crude oil on the back of the ongoing political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East. In its latest quarterly inflation report, the Bank said upward [...]
Eurostat has revealed inflation in the 17-member euro zone rose to 2.7% in March - remaining above the European Central Bank’s (ECB) target of just below 2%. Rising inflation in the region led the ECB to lift interest rates this month from 1% to 1.25% – for the first time in almost three years. The [...]
Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen believes inflation will plunge to 1.5% by the middle of next year. His expectation is for a much sharper fall than his fellow policy members. The American economist is so certain of his prediction that he has threatened to step down from the Committee, when his three-year term ends [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose to an annual rate of 4% in January – the highest rate since November 2008. The latest figures takes inflation to double the target of 2% – where it has been for more than a year. The latest figure prompted Governor of [...]
According to some economists, there is a very small chance that the Bank of England could raise interest rates when it meets later this week. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) commences its two-day meeting on Wednesday and City bank JP Morgan believes there is a 40% chance that rates will be lifted from their historic [...]
The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat has today revealed inflation in the euro zone rose more than expected in January. Inflation rose 2.4% on an annual basis in January, up from 2.2% the previous month and continues to exceed the European Central Bank’s (ECB) target of just below 2%. According to economists, the increase was [...]
Figures today revealed India’s wholesale price inflation rate fell last month to 7.48%, from 8.58% the previous month - in line with expectations of 7.50%, but still significantly above the central bank’s target of between 4% and 5%. The figures suggest the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will keep interest rates on hold when it [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose to an annual rate of 3.2% in October, up from 3.1% in September. The latest figure represents the eleventh consecutive month that inflation has been above the target of 2% and will prompt the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate for October tomorrow morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to hold steady at 3.1%. With inflation way above the 2% target, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, will be forced to write a letter to Chancellor George [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) held steady at the annual rate of 3.1% in September. The latest figure represents the tenth consecutive month that inflation has been above the Bank of England’s target of 2%. The figure did not surprise analysts, who had expected CPI to remain [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate tomorrow morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to remain above the 3% mark. Last month, the ONS reported Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) remained unchanged at 3.1% in August - representing the ninth consecutive month that it has been above the [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to announce the UK inflation rate this morning, with analysts expecting the annual rate to be around 2.9% - representing the ninth consecutive month that it has been above the Bank of England’s target of 2%. Last month, the ONS reported Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) eased to [...]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today announced Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) eased further to 3.2% in June - down from 3.5% in May. However, the rate was slightly higher than the 3.1% economists expected but has eased from the 17-month high of 3.7% in April. While the level still far exceeds the 2% [...]
House prices dipped by 0.4% in May, following a 0.1% decline in April, Halifax has reported. However, taking an average of the latest three months, the value of the typical home increased 6.9% on the same period of 2009, reflecting the biggest annual rate of change since October 2007 (8.9%). Prices are therefore 8.3% above [...]
In its latest Inflation Report, the Bank of England is predicting that inflation would remain above the 2% target for the remainder of 2010. Last month, it was revealed the UK’s rate of inflation rose to 3.4% in March, up from 3% in February. The CPI inflation rate is a benchmark for the Bank of [...]
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 [...]
Tullow Oil leads 100 in London
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 [...]
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