Articles tagged "FTSE100"

2012 Review

Friday, December 21st, 2012

It’s been an interesting year for the financial world. 2012 started out with storms in the Eurozone and fears that the Euro itself was possibly facing its demise. 12 months on and the Euro is still very much with us, although there are still choppy waters around the continent. France in particular experienced shocks this [...]

Tags: Bank of England, banks, Eurozone, FTSE100, inflation, interest rates

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 21st September 2012

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Welcome to this week’s financial news round up. Banish the end-of-summer blues and take a look at our round up of all the week’s most talked-about stories, including news of a virtual high street coming soon to a town near you! As always, if you have any queries, call us free on 0800 0112825 or email us info@wwfp.net and [...]

Tags: Bank of England, banks, business finance, FTSE100, inflation

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 9th March 2012

Friday, March 9th, 2012

The week began with a bit of a bump for the FTSE100, which dropped below 5,900 shortly after the start of trading on Monday, alongside further uncertainty about the Greek debt deal. Halifax to raise cost of borrowing Halifax, the UK’s largest lender, is set to increase the cost of mortgage borrowing from the 1st [...]

Tags: banks, Eurozone, FTSE100, mortgage rates, mortgages

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 25th February 2012

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Welcome to Worldwide’s weekly financial news round up. Another week of mixed fortunes in the financial world with further unrest in Greece alongside the FTSE100 holding (fairly) steadily around the 5,900 mark. Peacocks takeover by Edinburgh Woollen Mill Fashion chain Peacocks has been sold out of administration by Edinburgh Woollen Mill, meaning 6,000 jobs will [...]

Tags: Bank of England, banks, FSA, FTSE100, mortgages

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Stock Market Predictions 2012

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Stock Market Predictions for 2012 – it’s Fear and Greed Again It’s almost as difficult to avoid New Year predictions at the start of January as it is to avoid tinsel at Christmas. Particularly predictions about the Stock Market. Newspapers are full of experts predicting what will happen to the Stock Market in 2012 and [...]

Tags: FTSE100, investing, stock market

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Low Risk Investment

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

The National Lottery it could be you… but probably not. So what about a low risk investment instead? With the Stock Market gyrating wildly it is easy to see investment and gambling as very similar activities. Understanding risk and managing it are crucial to successful investing with successful returns. But how do you get the [...]

Tags: FTSE100, funds, investment, investments, national lottery, Premium bonds

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 23rd December 2011

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Week ending 23rd December 2011 Welcome to Worldwide’s final financial news round-up of 2011! It’s been a difficult year for the financial sector and the economy, with wild fluctuations in the markets and continuing uncertainty in the Eurozone. The US, too, suffered the humiliation of a credit downgrade by one of the ‘big three’ ratings [...]

Tags: foreign currency, FTSE100, pensions, tax

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 16th December 2011

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Week ending 16th December 2011 Christmas is just around the corner, but good news in the financial world is still in short supply. Unemployment up, retail sales down. But the good news for some is that Mary Portas is championing the cause of the High Street with her report on the state of Britain’s shops. [...]

Tags: banks, car insurance, FTSE100, stock market

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Financial News Round Up for the Week Ending 9th December 2011

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Week ending 9th December 2011 A bad week for banks this week, with a hefty fine for HSBC and Barclays facing a lawsuit. The Bank of England meanwhile stayed static on interest rates and the amount of Quantitative Easing and George Osborne stated his confidence in governor Mervyn King. In the real world, however, a [...]

Tags: Bank of England, banks, Barclays, FTSE100, Independent Financial Advisers

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