5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (367+ words) Audio generated using AI technology The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) is expected to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent next week. But it won’t be an uneventful meeting. Policymakers remain divided over the threat…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (159+ words) Investors' Chronicle How to invest when you fear the next crash Those of us who write about finance for a living have a stack of phrases we all reach for. In our defence, many are not just tired clichés. Staying…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1480+ words) Every year, thousands of people across the UK receive a questionnaire. It asks for their views on everything from immigration to sexuality, and forms the backbone of the British Social Attitudes survey. For more than four decades, these reports have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (181+ words) ‘I retired early – will my £1.2mn pension see me through?’ Investors' Chronicle ‘I retired early – will my £1.2mn pension see me through?’ Retiring before the state pension age is a goal for many; however, to do so, you need to have a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) Investors' Chronicle Talk of market concentration in the US is old news. But Asia has also long had a ‘Magnificent Seven’ problem in the form of TSMC (TW:2330) taking up a huge chunk of the index. In the past year,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) Investors' Chronicle House prices across the UK have stagnated over the past year, and in some areas they have fared worse still. In London, the average price dropped by 3.7 per cent during this period, according to figures from the Land…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (128+ words) Investors' Chronicle ‘I’m inheriting £350,000 – should I overhaul my investments?’ Receiving an inheritance requires some thought, and it is wise to take a careful look at your existing investments. Jerome, aged 67, wants to be prepared for when it happens. He is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (553+ words) Milton Friedman taught us inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon and government spending creates money: as the state expands we get more cash swishing around the system. That’s a problem if there are no more goods to buy…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (740+ words) Trainline (TRN) shares dropped as much as 15 per cent in early trading after the UK’s competition watchdog said it would open an investigation into the online ticketing platform’s pricing. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its case is focused…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (113+ words) Investors' Chronicle The tax rules to consider before spending your pension Constant tinkering with rules in recent years has made it harder than ever to keep up with what you can and cannot do with your pension pot. Unfortunately, it’s…...