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Japan’s retail sales fall in May

Kay Mitchell — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:45:40 +0000

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Research shows losses made on property since 2006

Kay Mitchell — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:05:51 +0000

According to research from property website Zoopla, around 80% of properties acquired since 2006 are now worth less than their purchase price. However, 89% of homes bought since the housing market peaked in 2007 are also worth less than homeowners paid for them with the problem particularly bad in the North East. In the North [...]

Research shows losses made on property since 2006

Kay Mitchell — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:05:51 +0000

Research shows losses made on property since 2006

Kay Mitchell — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:05:51 +0000

Sainsbury’s reports strong sales despite challenging environment

Kay Mitchell — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:36:48 +0000

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UK manufacturing output disappoints in March

Kay Murchie — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:07:48 +0000

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UK public borrowing less than expected in financial year

Kay Murchie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:07:56 +0000

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed UK public sector borrowing came in lower than expected for the fiscal year. According to the ONS, public sector net borrowing (excluding interventions such as bank bail-outs) was £18.6 billion in March, taking the total for the fiscal year 2010-11 to £141.1 billion – less than [...]

Bank of Ireland’s losses less than expected

Kay Murchie — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:57:14 +0000

The Bank of Ireland has today reported its losses narrowed – surprising analysts. The country’s biggest lender said net losses for 2010 totalled €609 million (£5.44 million) – analysts had expected at least double due to the problems in Ireland’s banking sector. The bank performed well under recent stress tests and its shares were up [...]

Stock markets recover as euro zone banks borrow less than expected

Kay Murchie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:25:36 +0000

Global stock markets were rocked yesterday with the news that euro zone banks may face funding difficulties after it was revealed that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not be offering 12-month loans.
A year ago, the ECB was forced to offer European banks 12-month loans at low interest rates to help them survive the financial [...]

Government borrowing hits £16bn in May

Kay Murchie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:19:23 +0000

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed the UK Government borrowed £16 billion in May.
However, the figure was lower than the £18 billion expected and was 8% less than the figure in May 2009.
Overall, Government debt stands at £903 billion – the equivalent to 62.2% of GDP – the highest ever.
However, public [...]