News

House prices actually went up in February

Friday, March 12th, 2010

In stark contrast to the Nationwide and Halifax house price indices, the Acadametrics index (AcadHPI) actually rose over the month by 1.9% and now stands at 9.7% up over the last year.

The AcadHPI records all true completion prices across England and Wales …read more

Will the FTSE hit 6,000?

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Despite all the fears over possible future tax rises and growing unemployment, the markets are still robust and keep creeping up.

Two articles, one that I caught on Citywire and another in Investing Strategy …read more

The Consumer Protection Committee

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are, it seems, getting together to form a new committee to protect the consumer.

This new committee will be tasked with identifying …read more

The Falklands? Don’t you mean the Malvinas?

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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Nick Hogan, the Smoking Ban Martyr, is released

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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European nations push to remove US nuclear weapons

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

BRUSSELS – Five members of NATO are pressing the case for the removal of the United States nuclear weapons from European soil. In a letter to the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh  Rasmussen, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Norway …read more

Fitch Ratings warns UK about debt

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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Court ruling may halt any City tax exodus

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

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Dyson calls for a return to technical innovation and manufacturing

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Sir James Dyson, in a report commissioned by the Conservative Party, has recommended a vast overhaul of the UK manufacturing and technology businesses.

Sir James is most widely recognised for his vacuum cleaner, but is an accomplished inventor …read more

Jack Straw is right about the Killer of Jamie Bulger

Monday, March 8th, 2010

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CBI and IoD want early public spending cuts

Monday, March 8th, 2010

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Have you used your ISA allowance this tax year?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

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