JEFF PRESTRIDGE: End this attack on the finances of the nation’s middle classes By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:15 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 14 April 2019 Although I normally have little time for the pontifications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, its latest report on … Read more
What will Brexit Day mean for your finances, consumer rights and trips abroad? This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 17:34 BST, 31 January 2020 | Updated: 10:23 BST, 4 February 2020 It’s Brexit Day. After 11pm on Friday 31 January 2019, Britain is officially no longer a member of the European Union. … Read more
The House Of Cards atop English football could collapse as financial lifeboats threaten to desert Premier League clubs during the coronavirus pandemic. That is the stark warning from experts, one of whom compared the crisis to the financial crash, when the US housing market sleepwalked into ruin because it was considered too secure to fail. … Read more
ASOS sa les plummet by 25 pc in just three weeks By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:57 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 7 April 2020 Sales at online fashion retailer Asos have fallen by up to a quarter in the last three weeks, it said yesterday. As countries go into … Read more
Back in early January, when corona was just a mediocre beer, the Bank of England published something odd. For the first time in six-and-a-half years, people paid back more than they borrowed on credit cards. And as unusual as the statistic itself was the bank’s reaction to it. ‘The extra amount borrowed by consumers in … Read more
For the past 30 years I’ve been writing about family money, and this is the toughest time I have known for finding the right tone and approach. When NHS staff are facing enormous stress and risking their health every day, other vital workers are battling to keep us supplied with food, and many face the … Read more
Physical health is at the top of all our minds, but coronavirus could have a severe impact on your financial health too. It is crucial that you prepare for the coming months to ensure your finances are as insulated as they can be from the fallout. The good news is that many institutions such as … Read more
Global markets were plunged into chaos this week after their worst day since the financial crisis of 2008. More than £150 billion was wiped off the value of leading companies on what was dubbed the new ‘Black Monday’, raising concerns that we are heading towards a global recession. But while panicked traders speak of ‘utter … Read more