November 19th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee members voted this month to keep interest rates at 0.5%. The vote stood at 7-2 again, with two members in favour of...
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November 17th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
The Eurozone economy grew 0.2% during the third quarter of 2014. “This would not be an exciting statistic in general, but we have to remember that Eurozone economic...
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November 12th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
UK and US regulators have fined five banks £2bn for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange rates. According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator...
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November 5th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
Disappointing news reports that the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) grants, provided by government body UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to SME exporters, faces a 50%...
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November 3rd, 2014
By Ricky Bean
UK retailer M&S is due to join fashion retailer Next in announcing a drop in sales. Analysts expect a 3.7% decrease in general merchandise sales from July-September...
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October 29th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
There was a 7% decrease in export orders for UK manufacturers in the last three months leading to October, according to the CBI. The lowest figure since January 2013,...
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