Finance Matters » November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters When Finance Matters Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:27:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Junior ISAs to be launched in November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/9550/junior-isas-to-be-launched-in-november/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/9550/junior-isas-to-be-launched-in-november/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:07:30 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=25275

The Government has announced a new tax-free savings account for children, known as the Junior ISA. The Junior Individual Savings Account (ISA), which will be available from 1 November, will allow parents to invest a maximum of £3,000 each financial year in cash and shares. The Junior ISA will replace Child Trust Funds (CTFs) which [...]

]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/9550/junior-isas-to-be-launched-in-november/feed/ 0 US unemployment rate reaches 9.8% in November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/7810/us-unemployment-rate-reaches-9-8-in-november/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/7810/us-unemployment-rate-reaches-9-8-in-november/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:17:58 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=23280 There are continued fears for the strength of the US economic recovery today after the jobs market fails to improve. The Labor Department revealed the unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in November – the highest level since April. The rate has now exceeded the 9% mark since May 2009. The US economy added just 39,000 [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/7810/us-unemployment-rate-reaches-9-8-in-november/feed/ 0 US house prices rise, consumer confidence up http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/1229/us-house-prices-rise-consumer-confidence-up/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/1229/us-house-prices-rise-consumer-confidence-up/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:25:32 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=16299 The US economy experienced two sets of positive economic data today. Firstly, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas rose for the sixth consecutive month in November.
According to the index, house prices were 0.2% higher compared with the October.
Meanwhile, on an annual basis, the 20-city index was 5.3% down compared with [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/1229/us-house-prices-rise-consumer-confidence-up/feed/ 0 UK industrial output beats expectations in November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/782/uk-industrial-output-beats-expectations-in-november/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/782/uk-industrial-output-beats-expectations-in-november/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:24:03 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15919 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed a rise in UK industrial production for the month of November.
The official data showed that output rose by 0.4% in November compared with October and was slightly higher than analysts expectations of a 0.3% rise.
The figures will boost hopes that the UK emerged from its worst [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/782/uk-industrial-output-beats-expectations-in-november/feed/ 0 US impresses with gains in imports and exports http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/732/us-impresses-with-gains-in-imports-and-exports/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/732/us-impresses-with-gains-in-imports-and-exports/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:08:13 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15888 Figures released by the Commerce Department today revealed a rise in US imports in November, rising to $174.6 billion from $170.2 billion the previous month – a rise of 2.6%.
The surge in imports to the US reflected an increase in demand for industrial materials and consumer goods.
Meanwhile, exports totalled $138.2 billion – a rise [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/732/us-impresses-with-gains-in-imports-and-exports/feed/ 0 UK exports jump in November, boost hopes of end to recession http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/728/uk-exports-jump-in-november-boost-hopes-of-end-to-recession/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/728/uk-exports-jump-in-november-boost-hopes-of-end-to-recession/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:58:30 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15876 Further good news for the UK economy emerged today after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said exports in November soared to £20.2 billion – the highest since October 2008.
The rise was fuelled by sales of consumer goods and chemicals, according to the ONS.
The ONS said that Britain’s global goods trade gap narrowed from £7 [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/728/uk-exports-jump-in-november-boost-hopes-of-end-to-recession/feed/ 0 German exports rise 1.6% in November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/602/german-exports-rise-1-6-in-november/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/602/german-exports-rise-1-6-in-november/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:27:35 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15792 Germany, which is Europe’s largest economy, saw exports rise for the third consecutive month in November.
Exports, on a seasonally adjusted basis, totalled €70.6 billion (£63 billion) during the month – an increase of 1.6% compared with the previous month.
The monthly gain was double economists’ forecasts of a 0.8% rise and followed gains of 1.9% [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/602/german-exports-rise-1-6-in-november/feed/ 0 US Pending Home Sales Index falls sharply in November http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/500/us-pending-home-sales-index-falls-sharply-in-november/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/500/us-pending-home-sales-index-falls-sharply-in-november/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:19:52 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15733 The National Association of Realtors (NAR) today said its Pending Home Sales Index fell sharply by 16% in November to 96.0 from 114.1 in October, ending a nine-month rise.
The NAR attributed the fall on the end of a rush to beat the original expiration of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers. The tax credit [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/500/us-pending-home-sales-index-falls-sharply-in-november/feed/ 0 Savings continue to fall as consumers opt to repay debt http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/470/savings-continue-to-fall-as-consumers-opt-to-repay-debt/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/470/savings-continue-to-fall-as-consumers-opt-to-repay-debt/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:38:39 +0000 Kay Murchie http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15704 Figures published today show that people in the UK continue to repay debt as the incentive to save remains low in the current historically low interest rate environment.
According to the Building Societies Association (BSA), its members withdrew more money than they saved for the ninth consecutive month in November.
The BSA said there was a net [...]
]]> http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/470/savings-continue-to-fall-as-consumers-opt-to-repay-debt/feed/ 0 Official: house prices rise for six consecutive months http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/367/official-house-prices-rise-for-six-consecutive-months/ http://www.smoothlinking.net/financematters/367/official-house-prices-rise-for-six-consecutive-months/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:01:39 +0000 Gill Montia http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=15652 Land Registry data for November show the average house price in England and Wales rising for the sixth consecutive month, to £161,554.
The value of a typical home increased 0.9%, taking the annual decline to just 0.3%, or £8,800 above its April nadir.
Wales experienced the greatest monthly rise with a positive movement of 2.9%.
However, London continued [...]
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