How much winter fuel allowance will I get?
The annual heating allowance given to pensioners has become vital. How much am I likely to get this winter?
Archive for November 16th, 2009
Can I still exchange old holiday money?
I have just found 40,000 Italian lire dating back to a holiday in the Eighties. Will any bank convert this back to sterling and what might it be worth?
When will interest rates rise?
When will the UK bank rate rise again, and how quickly? A brief summary of the factors and the latest predictions
Lonmin leads miners higher in London
European equities markets were higher Monday as the FTSE Eurofirst 300, which charts shares from the biggest companies throughout Europe, hit a 13-month closing high as it added 1.41 percent to 1,033.75.
The FTSE 100 was up 1.63 percent to 5,382.67 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 1.6 percent to 9,523.27.
The five biggest winners on [...]
‘Prepare for another pay freeze year’
Workers stung by a pay freeze this year should brace themselves for another, a bleak report warns
US retail sales up 1.4% in October
Figures published by the Commerce Department today have revealed a better-than-expected 1.4% rise in US retail sales for the month of October. Analysts had expected a rise of 0.9%.
The rise follows a revised 1.5% decline in September, and October’s rise was attributed to an increased demand for cars, despite the Government’s ’cash for clunkers’ [...]