Business & Economy

A few weeks ago, a new government savings bond was introduced, offering a "market leading” rate of 2.2%, higher than any other in the UK. Savers will hopefully be able to invest up to £3000 over the coming 12 months; that would equate to…

This week Finance Monthly has heard from a number of sources in the housing markets sector, to see what their thoughts are on the slowdown, and whether indeed more growth curbing is to occur in the coming months.

The UK risk outlook is expected to deteriorate still further from the two downgrades made since the EU referendum, and although uncertainty looms, the immediate impact of the vote has already taken shape. But what about its impact in the…

Challenging the status quo thinking that more government spending boosts the economy, a new report released by the Pacific Research Institute found that bigger government does very little to boost the economy. Part 2 of Beyond the New…

In light of the UK’s Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement today, where he vowed to make the UK economy "resilient" in its exit from the EU, and noted an expected economy of higher borrowing and slower growth, Finance Monthly has…