Europe’s equities markets saw declines Tuesday as the banking sector and miners lost ground and the oil sector was mixed in London.
The FTSE 100 was 1.04 percent lower to 4,249.21 while the FTSE 250 fell 0.84 percent to 7,414.56 in London.
Miners were lower as Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS; NAS: GOLD) dropped 3.14 percent to lead [...]
The latest Marketing Trends Survey from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revealed that financial marketers are cautiously optimistic about the UK economy.
The survey, conducted for the CIM by Ipsos MORI, the independent market research organisation, found that the number of financial marketers who believe the UK economy will worsen in the next 12 [...]
There are fears for the euro zone today after official figures revealed that the area is heading for a period of deflation.
A short period of deflation (where prices fall rather than increase) could be a serious threat to the economy because it deters consumers and businesses from spending in expectation of falling prices.
Eurostat today said [...]
After a recent run of good news in the US, the Conference Board has today revealed a dip in consumer confidence this month.
The news came as a bit of a shock since the latest University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment rose from 68.7 in May to 70.8 in June – the highest level since [...]
A number of low-cost airlines are flouting EU rules on automatically adding travel insurance when flights are booked.
An investigation by consumer rights group Which? found that easyJet, Jet2 and Monarch continue to automatically add travel insurance policies at the time of booking.
The cost of this extra insurance is between £7 and £10.49 per passenger.
Travellers booking [...]
We are retiring to Spain and have been advised to invest in a bond from an offshore bank. What do you think?
