HSBC bets on Russia, cools on India in BRIC beauty contestFri, 30 Jul 2010 02:44:06 GMT ... to decouple if the US slowdown is just a soft patch: they will recouple fast if America stalls. TelegraphNews Virgin ... Metro Bank Faces 'Slow Burn To Get Moving'Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:21:36 GMT The first high street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its doors to customers - to a lukewarm response from industry commentators. Iceland Debt Outlook Cut to Negative at Moodya s on Bank RulingFri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:50 GMT Iceland's rating outlook was cut to negative at Moody's Investors Service after a court ruling on foreign currency loans threatened to trigger bank losses that may require a government cash injection to offset. World stock markets daily reportThu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:15 GMT ... Private payrolls (which is the figure to watch) might increase 100k. - There's further evidence this morning that the UK housing market is turning down again. For a start, the Nationwide house price index posted a 0.5% monthly fall in July, echoing ... Rosenberg on the Cause of the Next Secular Uptrend in InflationThu, 29 Jul 2010 18:48:36 GMT ... inflation over the intermediate-term than Rosenberg. I posited a Scylla and Charybdis flation future for the US (and the UK) last summer. My view is that central banks and governments will always act to maintain the asset-based economic model of ... Report From Europe: An Earnings Feast to DigestThu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:51 GMT ... Private payrolls (which is the figure to watch) might increase 100k. There's further evidence this morning that the UK housing market is turning down again. For a start, the Nationwide house price index posted a 0.5% monthly fall in July, echoing ... Lloyds TSB urged to re-consider PPI pull-outThu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:06 GMT ... regulation will make it uneconomic to continue to offer these products in their current forma . (Source: .. ) Sally Bowyer, Managing Director of Brunel Franklin, said: a oeWe are ... Larkfleet Homes Releases Latest Homebuy Direct Property in BourneThu, 29 Jul 2010 12:43:21 GMT ... in Bourne. 2010-07-29 18:16:58 - Bourne-based housebuilder and developer Larkfleet Homes (www.larkfleethomes.co.uk) has sold one of its latest properties as part the Homebuy Direct scheme on its Old Laundry Site development in Bourne, Lincolnshire. ... King predicts interest rates must stay lowThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:58 GMT ... ongoing economic strife means that 'we cannot be confident that the recovery in demand, output and employment here in the UK will be sustained'. And King said that while a higherthan-expected 1.1% increase in economic output in the last quarter was ... Metro Bank deals branded uncompetitiveThu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:34 GMT ... today by newly-launched Metro Bank will not be storming the best-buy tables. The first new High Street bank in the UK for more than 100 years is launching on a platform of high-level customer service, transparency and trustworthiness, but ... UK house prices fall in July for only second time this yearThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:41:17 GMT ... has reported a drop in house prices in July, and warned that the oulook remains uncertain. The average price of a UK home fell 0.5pc to 169,347 in July, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society released on Thursday. This ... Metro Bank rates 'won't trouble best-buy tables'Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:33:38 GMT ... a banker's cheque. "Credit interest has pretty much died out on current accounts now," says Andrew Hagger of moneynet.co.uk . "Lloyds has just announced it is dropping its credit interest rate, although Santander has an introductory offer of 5% ... Europe's €30 trillion headacheThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:04 GMT ... said Scott Bugie, S&P's credit strategist. Total liabilities are 23 trillion for the eurozone and 8 trillion for the UK, Sweden, and Denmark. S&P said the European Central Bank's emergency lending had inadvertently created a snare. Its three-month ... House prices fall for first time since FebruaryThu, 29 Jul 2010 12:18:14 GMT ... on the part of homebuyers reluctant to make commitments in the face of the economic outlook. The average price of a UK property fell to A 169,347 from A 170,111 last month, according to the figures published by Nationwide Building society today. "So ... Metro Bank Opens Its Door In Bid To Change Face Of UK BankingThu, 29 Jul 2010 12:12:09 GMT Metro Bank PLC, the brainchild of U.S. entrepreneur Vernon Hill, opened its first branch Thursday in a bid to become a major player in the U.K., but banking experts said its success will depend on how much emphasis customers will put on differentiated services in a highly traditional industry. Standard Life Bank savers hit by rate cutThu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:48 GMT ... continue to be competitive with the average reduction less than 0.5 (percentage points).a The Bank of England has held UK base rates at a record low of 0.5% since March last year. David Thomson, chief investment officer at Glasgow-based independent ... Metro Bank Founder and Vice Chairman Vernon Hill II with his dog DuffyThu, 29 Jul 2010 11:21:14 GMT The first high street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opened its doors to customers today but its products received a lukewarm response from industry commentators. Council property purchase - 'It will create more affordable Capital homes'Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:20:51 GMT ... the same time help some developers balance their books while they wait for the economy to kick back into life. With the UK and Scottish Government forced to slash spending on major building projects and a continuing shortage of mortgage funds, it ... Metro: First new high street bank in century opens doorsThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:16:09 GMT The first high street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opened its doors to customers today but its products received a lukewarm response from industry commentators. Metro Bank opens in LondonWed, 28 Jul 2010 22:05:47 GMT ... a Harvard case study, one that was scrutinised by Donaldson and his former employers at RBS as a possible model for the UK market. Donaldson said that instead of trying to mimic the original, he was approached about setting it up from scratch ... |