Inflation eases to 7.9% - what does that mean for mortgage and savings rates?
Earlier in the week, the consumer prices index measure of inflation fell by more than expected thanks to a fall in transport and food prices.It eased to 7.9 per cent in June, a bigger drop than expect...
21 Heinä 202346min
Do you really want your pension invested in risky unlisted companies?
Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us hello@dmgmedia.co.ukText us 020 7938 6000.Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen...
17 Heinä 202352min
Could your bank really close YOUR current account with little warning?
Banks have come into the firing line this week over current account closures and slowness to pass on base rate rises to savers.Nigel Farage claims his bank shut his current account over his Brexit vie...
7 Heinä 202350min
Podcast extra: How investors can back AI - Simon Lambert speaks to Sam North
Artificial intelligence has burst into the headlines over the past year and generated excitement among investors.But as with any exciting new technology that has generated a lot of hype, there will be...
7 Heinä 20234min
Energy price cap falling and savings rates race past the 6% barrier
There has been plenty of doom and gloom in recent months – and today, we go searching for cheerier news.The energy price cap will fall from the weekend, plunging to £2,074 – below the £2,500 set Energ...
30 Kesä 202359min
Was hiking interest rates again the right move or is the Bank of England in panic mode?
The Bank of England’s bumper 0.5 per cent rate hike this week was the 13th rise in a row.After sitting on their hands for more than a decade, ratesetters have been shaken out of their slumbers by an i...
23 Kesä 202349min
Mortgage mayhem, savings frenzy: What on earth is going on?
The mortgage market is mayhem, with lenders pulling deals and rapidly hiking rates.Average fixed mortgage rates have soared over the past month and we are now at the stage where it looks a lot like th...
17 Kesä 202347min
Money for nothing: Is universal basic income a good idea?
Universal basic income is a controversial idea and not just because it's money for nothing.Paying everyone a set amount every month as a baseline level of income has intrigued economists and central b...
9 Kesä 202353min
