Economy & Finance

There was no shortage of action or excitement. Between Monday morning and Wednesday morning Germany’s DAX equity index dropped more than 6%, mirroring similar declines in Britain and elsewhere. The

When you have worked hard to build up your savings, it is important to understand what level of protection you will receive if a financial institution is unable to repay

It was not a bad week for the euro but there was little cause for celebration. It took half a cent off sterling and lost a quarter of a US

The era of financial privacy is now well and truly over. Switzerland, once the bastion of banking secrecy, has begun automatically exchanging information on financial accounts owned by non-residents. This

GBP The pound remained stable at the start of the week despite the continuous rumours of instability in the UK government over its draft Brexit deal, but the pound is

In the last planned budget before the Brexit due date, Chancellor Philip Hammond insisted that “austerity is coming to an end, but discipline will remain”. Choosing to spend rather than

In the original timeline for Brexit negotiations, the EU summit that took place last month would have resulted in an agreed exit deal. Another meeting in November would finalise that

The importance of planning for retirement should not be postponed. Many people don’t give much thought when they are young to considering which path to take because planning for the

It was during an otherwise unremarkable Tory rally in Bedford 61 years ago that the British Prime Minister at the time, Harold Macmillan, told Britons that they had ‘never had