Key financial events

Cryptocurrencies have grown incredibly popular in recent years.   Considered by some as the future of global finances, they have drawn in an ever-increasing number of adepts. Naturally, it also mean

Technology has changed the way we live.  From being able to communicate with people on the other side of the world to building an investment portfolio using our cell phones, we have witnessed a techn

With financial uncertainty looming over many people across the UK, we thought it would be interesting to have a look at which attitudes to finance across different generations. Not only is it interest

Ofgem announced that the energy price cap will increase again in January 2023. The energy crisis has already caused many households lots of stress. Now is the time to be aware of further increases s

Investing can be an effective way of growing wealth over the long-term, however, unlike holding money as cash, investments carry the risk of falling in value as well as rising. So, given the inherent

ESG investing has grown in popularity since 2006 and hit another major boom in 2020 due to the pandemic. But there is still some confusion about what exactly defines ESG and ESG investing. ESG is a m

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sets policy standards with the intention of upgrading the social and economic well-being of its member countries.    Ta

There are many terms in the world of economics, and you may not be familiar with all of them. Fiscal policy may be one of these terms, and you may think it seems important to know.  Fiscal policy is

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest reports from news sources, you likely know that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of non-OPEC countries (collectively k

Savings bonds are considered a low-risk investment, which could be viable for those looking at more conservative investment options (although all investments involve a degree of risk). There are usua

In recent weeks, a lot of news stories have been dedicated to the rising cost of energy bills in the UK. But how much will the average British homeowner be affected? In this article, we analyse the

If you believed that rising inflation was coming to an end, you would be wrong. Inflation in the 12 months leading up to September 2022 was reported at 10.1%. The Bank of England (BoE) expects this fi

Undoubtedly, one of the key words so far in 2022 which has regularly occupied headlines has been “inflation”. To that extent, many of us are now more than familiar with what the word means, but what a

The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, more commonly known as the FTSE 100, is a stock index composed of 100 companies which are listed on the UK’s London Stock Exchange (LSE). In this article,

The year is 2023 and the UK is forecast to enter recession for the second time in three years, with economists anticipating it will fare worst amongst its G7 peers. The term recession is one which, u

An investor’s journey follows the main highway on any economy’s map - inflation rates.   Suppose we take you on a trip to all the economic destinations upon which inflation rates have an impact. You

Sooner or later, most traders and investors ask the question – what are GDP figures?  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures track national income and are arguably the most important macro-economic per