– The FTSE 100 fell 29.55 points to 6,680.55. – The FTSE 250 dropped 30.02 points to 17,706.17. – The FTSE All Share declined 13.21 points to 3,647.63. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.05 points lower at 766.61. Annual UK wage growth in April was 2.7%, the highest rate since 2007. The figures…
By James Tuckett, Co-founder and CEO of investUP – the crowdfunding supermarket Back in 2010 the crowdfunding was a fledgling industry. As with much early stage growth, very little of note happened. Move forward five years and the contrast is startling. Namely the man on the street is starting to take notice and get involved. Of course the…
– The FTSE 100 fell 0.42 points to 6,710.10. – The FTSE 250 climbed 7.46 points to 17,736.19. – The FTSE All Share dropped 0.07 points to 3,660.84. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 3.15 points higher at 767.66. The UK returned to inflation in May after April’s brief dip into deflation territory. The…
– The FTSE 100 fell 61.82 points to 6,7840.92. – The FTSE 250 slipped 140.36 points to 17,949.09. – The FTSE All Share dropped 32.65 points to 3,702.01. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.48 points higher at 774.89. UK construction output fell by 0.8% in April, a drastic turnaround from March’s 1.4% rise.…
– The FTSE 100 rose 16.47 points to 6,846.74. – The FTSE 250 climbed 59.32 points to 18,089.45. – The FTSE All Share increased by 9.36 points to 3,734.36. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.04 points higher at 773.77. The International Monetary Fund has withdrawn its negotiating team from Brussels, striking a blow…
As seen in this month’s Master Investor Magazine In a two-party political system, like the one we evidently still have in the UK, it could be argued that every policy, every speech, every bit of political posturing, is gerrymandering to some degree. Both of the main parties seek to take away from those that vote…
– The FTSE 100 rose 76.47 points to 6,830.27. – The FTSE 250 climbed 190.34 points to 18,030.13. – The FTSE All Share increased by 39.94 points to 3,725.00. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.64 points higher at 773.73. Chancellor George Osborne plans to introduce legislation that would require future governments to run…
As seen in this month’s Master Investor Magazine “The financial crisis of 2007/08 occurred because we failed to constrain the private financial system’s creation of private credit and money” – Lord Adair Turner (former Chairman of the now extinct UK Financial Services Authority) The Greek Misbehaviour Over the course of many years, and while the…
– The FTSE 100 fell 36.24 points to 6,753.80. – The FTSE 250 slipped 38.64 points to 17,839.79. – The FTSE All Share dropped 17.63 points to 3,685.06. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 2.12 points lower at 772.00. The UK trade deficit narrowed from £3.1 billion in March to £1.2 billion in April.…
– The FTSE 100 fell 14.56 points to 6,790.04. – The FTSE 250 slipped 52.86 points to 17,878.43. – The FTSE All Share dropped 8.41 points to 3,702.69. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 1.62 points lower at 774.12. Although the UK economy is expected to generate “solid economic growth” over the current fiscal…
