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Investor confidence slumps to 10-year low – business live December 18, 2018
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks suffer their worst December in decadesLatest: More fund managers expect global growth to weakenIFO survey shows German confidence downFTSE 100 falls in early tradingInvestors worried about global economy, and Fed rate hikesAsia-Pacific stocks drop as Xi disappoints 4.03pm GMT Global growth fears are sending […]
UK banks will have to publish 'living wills' to ensure 'orderly failure' December 18, 2018
Bank of England moves to prevent repeat of lenders going bust during financial crisisBritain’s largest lenders will have to publicly disclose whether they can afford to foot the bill for their own failures and wind down in an “orderly” way, as part of the Bank of England’s latest efforts to avoid a repeat of crisis-era […]
Excessive bank fees for unarranged overdrafts to be banned December 18, 2018
FCA says banks make £2.4bn a year from overdrafts and market is ‘dysfunctional’Banks are to be banned from charging excessive fees for unauthorised overdrafts, paid by 14 million people every year, after the City watchdog found that the current system of fees needed “fundamental change”.The current range of fees and daily and monthly charges will […]
Carmakers criticise 'unrealistic' EU plan to slash vehicle emissions December 18, 2018
Anger over intended 37.5% cut for new cars but environmental groups say it is not enoughAn EU agreement to cut emissions from cars by over a third by 2030 has faced opposition from Europe’s car industry for being “unrealistic”, as well as criticism from environmental groups for being insufficient to achieve climate change targets.EU countries […]
Solar households expected to give away power to energy firms December 18, 2018
Government confirms anyone who adds solar from April 2019 will not be paid for excess electricity exported to gridThe government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multimillion-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners.The mayor of London, […]
John Lewis sales rebound as it cuts clothing prices December 18, 2018
Chain bucks retail gloom after profit warnings at Asos, Bonmarché and SuperdryJohn Lewis has bucked the trend for gloomy retail trading updates, reporting a sales rebound last week after discounted clothing lured shoppers back into stores.The department store group, which is owned by staff, said fashion and beauty sales rose 9.3% in the week to […]
Almost 700,000 UK homes stuck with slow broadband December 18, 2018
Despite better coverage, 2% of customers are unable to use Netflix or YouTube, says Ofcom Almost 700,000 “forgotten homes” across the UK are unable to get sufficiently fast broadband to meet a typical family’s needs, such as watching Netflix, downloading films and browsing YouTube.Ofcom, the communications regulator, said 2% of UK homes and offices, about […]
Energy shakeup could cut bills by £45 a year December 18, 2018
Ofgem says consumers should pay less towards networks such as National GridThe energy regulator has provided some relief from rising energy costs by announcing measures that will reduce bills by about £45 a year from 2021.Ofgem said it would “drive a hard bargain” with companies that run the wires and pipes that supply the UK’s […]
I was barred from a restaurant – and now I can’t use my voucher December 18, 2018
I’d asked for our favourite seats, but when we arrived other diners were sitting thereI have been going to an expensive French restaurant in central London for years. I always ask for a favourite window seat and, prior to our last visit, popped in an hour before to confirm. When we arrived other diners were […]
House prices will stagnate in 2019 as sales fall, Rics says December 18, 2018
Surveyors body expects Brexit and affordability constraints to take toll on property marketHouse prices will stagnate in 2019 and the number of sales fall as a mixture of Brexit and affordability constraints takes its toll on the property market, according to Britain’s surveyors and valuers.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said it expected the […]