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Index-linked savings certificates
The popular National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings certificates will be indexed to CPI instead of RPI from next year. The...
Inflation eating into the value of savings
Inflation still outpaces nearly all available deposit rates. Source: ONS, Bank of England At the end of September, the US bank, Goldman...
State pension sees rise thanks to the triple lock
A 2.6% rise in the single tier state pension was announced in the 2018 Budget. The increase to the single tier state pension, and its...
A Question of Equilibrium
"Sellers were out in force on the market today after negative news on the economy.” It’s a common line in TV finance reports. But have...
The record S&P 500 bull run
The US stock market set a new record for the longest-ever bull market in August. S&P 500 Index Performance Wednesday 22 August 2018 saw...
Student loan interest rates increase
The rates charged on student loans rose at the start of September. The revised terms for interest on, and repayment of, student loans...
National Savings & Investments focusing on smaller investors
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has introduced limits on its offerings for wealthier savers. In mid-June NS&I announced a revision...
Interest rates for the Eurozone and US diverge
Important interest rate announcements were made in June, both in the UK and the US. The US Federal Reserve announced its seventh 0.25%...
Can a revised tax system re-balance intergenerational fairness?
A new report has proposed taxing the baby boomers to help resolve major issues around intergenerational fairness. The report, published...
Interest rate rises prove hard to predict
The Bank of England did not raise interest rates in May, despite earlier suggestions that it would. About four years ago a member of the...
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