2015年1月21日 星期三

2015-01-22 U.K. Business


BBC News
   
Eurozone prepares for QE   
BBC News
The eurozone, it is widely thought, is about to get a dose of a new economic medicine. The European Central Bank is expected to announce this week that it's going to go into the financial markets to buy substantial amounts of government debt using newly ...

Asian shares near eight-week highs as ECB looms large   Reuters
Euro Heads for 11-Year Low Before ECB; Kiwi Weakest Since 2012   Bloomberg
Asian shares near 8-week high as ECB looms large   Daily Mail
Reuters UK   
ABC News   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Latest unemployment fall hailed by Cameron but Labour insists everyday people ...   
Full-Time Whistle
People are working, but work doesn't pay. Employment is up, but tax revenue is down. The economy is humming again, yet Britain is still in debt. What exactly is going on? Editor : David JACKMAN Category : BUSINESS21 January 2015 / Wednesday 20:32: ...

British unemployment hits new six-year low   DAWN.com
Unemployment is in freefall. So why aren't we feeling it?   Telegraph.co.uk
UK unemployment falls by 58000   BBC News
Evening Standard   
Daily Mail   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Wages rise faster than inflation, but Bank of England fears pay slowdown   
The Independent
Average pay is rising at more than three times the cost of living according to official figures – but the Bank of England yesterday hinted the good news may not last. In a boost to household budgets across the country, average pay rose by 1.8 per cent in the ...

MPC members abandon rate rise call   Herald Scotland
Bank of England steps back from interest rate hike as inflation falls   CITY A.M.
Rate rises postponed as MPC duo toe the line   Scotsman
Mortgage Introducer   
Currency News   
Citywire.co.uk   
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euronews
   
FTSE hits 6-wk high on firmer oil shares, QE expectations   
Reuters
... * FTSE 100 ends up 1.6 pct, gains for fifth straight day. * Pearson leads UK's blue-chip index higher after update. * Sports Direct falls after founder cuts stake. By Atul Prakash. LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip share index climbed to a six-week ...

FTSE surges as oil price firms   Herald Scotland
Energy stocks boost FTSE 100   Energy Voice
FTSE 100 closes higher on Wednesday   GlobalPost
euronews   
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WalesOnline
   
Best energy suppliers 2015 revealed   
Which?
Our annual survey on energy supplier customer satisfaction reveals that smaller energy firms score higher than British Gas, Eon, EDF Energy, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE - who all end up at the bottom of the table. Ecotricity tops the annual Which?
'Big Six' energy suppliers rank worst in consumer survey   ITV News
Scottish Power & SSE rated amongst worst power suppliers in Britain again   Herald Scotland
Big Six rapped on customer service   shropshirestar.com
WalesOnline   
Business Green   
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Reuters
   
Growing number of Britons switching bank acounts   
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of Britons switching bank accounts grew by 12 percent to 1.16 million in 2014, marking progress in the government's push to boost competition, the Payments Council said on Thursday. Rules introduced in 2013 to ensure ...

Even more switch current accounts   expressandstar.com
Million UK customers switched banks in 2014   Financial Times

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BBC News
   
Shazam on song after breaking $1bn barrier   
The Independent
Music discovery app Shazam has become one of only a handful of $1bn (£660m) technology companies in the UK, with the company's chairman hinting that the business could opt for a stock market listing this year. London-based Shazam, whose app tells ...

Shazam valued over $1b after investment round   ZDNet
Shazam joins the $US1 billion club   The Australian
$30m funding round is music to the ears of Shazam chief   Financial Times
MarketWatch   
CNET UK   
VatorNews   
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The Guardian
   
Rule forex with a light touch, investigator tells MPs   
The Guardian
The Financial Conduct Authority fined five leading banks including the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland a total of £1.1bn in November for rigging the foreign currency markets. Photograph: Alamy. Julia Kollewe. Wednesday 21 January 2015 18.40 EST.
Forex probe could stop Bank of England access to market data   CITY A.M.
Old Lady inquiry sparks MPs' ire: Lord Grabiner's foreign exchange probe leaves ...   This is Money
MPs raise suspicions over Bank of England forex report   Telegraph.co.uk
Wall Street Journal   
Reuters   
Financial Times   
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This is Money
   
FirstGroup calms investor nerves over cheaper motoring   
Herald Scotland
FirstGroup shares rallied yesterday as the transport giant said strength in its UK rail operations was helping to offset the negative effects of cheaper petrol for US motorists. FirstGroup shares rallied yesterday as the transport giant said strength in its UK rail ...

FirstGroup fare cuts talk cooled by firm   Scotsman
First Group stays on track   CITY A.M.
First Group will not reduce fares despite oil price slump   BBC News

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Irish Times
   
Wetherspoon grievance over cheap supermarket alcohol a case of pot, kettle ...   
Irish Times
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has blamed cheap supermarket prices for a slowdown in sales. The group, which has plans to open 30 pubs in Ireland over the next five years, said sales had slowed significantly in its second quarter, blaming cheap supermarket ...

Pubs: Wetherspoon chain sees slowdown in growth   Irish Independent
Wetherspoon's half-empty festive glass   Scotsman
James Moore: Don't shed too many tears for Tim Martin and JD Wetherspoon   The Independent
Scottish Daily Record   
Proactive Investors UK   
Yorkshire Post   
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