UK budget: Reeves must be more ambitious on long-term issues By Nikhil Sanghani Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ first budget raises questions about whether fresh tax rises will be…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 is in a holding patten at the end of the week, as the UK Budget looms and investors…
Figures from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for HL. It asked whether people had taken specific steps regardless of the Budget, whether they’d already taken action because of…
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “If this Budget targets the wealthy with its efforts to top up the government finances, you might think you’re off the hook.…
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Tax tweaks are designed to have an impact. In the case of the forthcoming Budget, the government will be hoping it can…
Europe needs comprehensive industrial policy to withstand populist forces By Geoffrey Yu Despite all the economic and geopolitical uncertainties facing the world, it is often bread-and-butter issues such as jobs…
The Public Sector Finance Bulletin was released this morning: Public sector finances bulletin – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “January’s public finance figures were mixed…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets are unlikely to take any comfort from the news that November’s UK budget deficit of £14.3bn was £1.4bn ahead of…
China makes sweeping reform to financial sector regulation By Udaibir Das While the world is preoccupied with the stability of the western banking system, China has been busy overhauling its…
Gilt market faces unprecedented test By Burhan Khadbai The gilt market will be pushed to its limit with significantly more supply set to enter the hands of private investors than…
Budget collides with the Bank of England’s inflation busting drive It has prompted fresh jitters in the bond markets with the cost of government borrowing rising again. Pound slips even…
Freight association comments on UK budget The trade association that truly represents the UK international freight services industry says that it welcomes some of the macro economic announcements in today’s…
Decision to remove red diesel subsidy “disappointing” says British Marine Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, delivered his first Budget setting out the Government’s…
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says the UK Budget 2017 contained no unwelcome surprises for the shipping industry, and some good news for the offshore sector. Moore Stephens…
UK Budget 2016 provides surprises for shipping and radical measures for offshore maritime sector Leading accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says the UK Budget 2016 contains a number of…
Responding to today’s UK Budget, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) said: “Following last year’s announcement to double export lending from £1.5 billion to £3.0…