Treasury
Economics
The US is on course to hit its debt ceiling by mid-October unless the government intervenes, according to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
27 August 2013
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Economics
The FTSE has tumbled as much as 2% as US ten-year yields touch two-year highs in expectation of an imminent slowdown of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing programme.
15 August 2013
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Wealth managers
The Treasury is to launch an advertising campaign promoting the Equitable Life compensation scheme after a damning report said its performance had been "unacceptably poor".
15 August 2013
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Investment
Banks, housebuilders and agents are expected to benefit from the government's lending schemes.
29 July 2013
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Investment
A ‘mansion tax' on all homes worth more than £2m would cost the owners as much as £36,000 a year on average, according to Whitehall analysis.
08 July 2013
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Investment
Leading strategic bond fund managers have cut their aggressive shorts on US treasuries, on the expectation the Federal Reserve may postpone plans to scale down QE if growth and inflation continue to undershoot.
02 July 2013
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3 min read
Investment
The government has announced new ISA rules that will make it easier for people to invest directly into small businesses.
02 July 2013
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2 min read
Investment
Over the past month losses have racked up across bond sectors after comments from the Federal Reserve signalling the end of quantitative easing spooked global markets.
21 June 2013
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