Financial

Stocks to watch as Treasury considers scrapping bankers’ bonus cap
September 15, 2022 11:55 AM BST | By Rishika RainaIt has been quite some time since City bosses have been complaining about the bonus rules.

Amid rising interest rates, mortgage lending falls: Stocks in focus
August 30, 2022 02:26 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,With the Bank of England raising interest rates for six months in a row, mortgage lending saw a slight decline in July.,The fall hints at...

Banking stocks to eye as lenders offer up to £175 to lure new custom...
August 24, 2022 08:43 AM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,To attract more customers, high street banks are offering up to £175 to people for switching their current accounts.,This comes as people...

Key UK mortgage rate surpasses 4%: Which stocks to consider now?
August 23, 2022 09:23 AM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,The Bank of England has been raising interest rates to bring inflation control.,However, lenders are raising their mortgage rates faster t...

Do BARC, HSBA, NWG deserve a spot on your watchlist?
August 18, 2022 11:43 AM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Amid the cost of living crisis, a huge number of Brits availed the Buy Now Pay Later credit system last year.,The usage was more prominent...

Credit card frauds rising in UK: Which stocks can you look at?
August 17, 2022 09:29 AM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Fraudsters are finding new ways to commit scams, leading to a rise in financial crimes.,The UK now stands second in Europe in terms of the...

Stocks to watch as student loan interest rates fall again
August 10, 2022 12:35 PM BST | By Rishika RainaReducing interest rates might not help the current students coming from poorer households.

HSBA, NWG, LLOY: Stocks to eye amid rising credit cards interest rat...
August 10, 2022 12:24 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Credit card interest rates have reached the highest levels in 24 years, as per comparison site Freedom Finance.,This comes after a series...

BARC, NWG, LLOY: Stocks to watch as BoE scraps mortgage affordabilit...
August 02, 2022 09:17 AM BST | By Priya BhandariHighlights,Getting approved for a mortgage could become easier for thousands of borrowers as the BoE has scrapped the key mortgage affordability stres...

Which FTSE-listed banks saw significant profits in Q2, H1?
July 29, 2022 01:52 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Major FTSE banks like Standard Chartered and Lloyds have reported their results this week.,The numbers come amid record-high inflation and...

BARC, AJB, XPS: 3 FTSE-listed pension stocks to explore right now
July 26, 2022 02:18 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,The DWP has sought consultations on new measures that would improve the protection of members of DB schemes.,The proposed measures make it...

AV., PRU, ADM: Shares to look at amid rising insurance fraud
July 26, 2022 12:00 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Insurance fraud in the UK is rising amid the cost-of-living crisis.,Every week, as many as 100 more people are being added to the Insuranc...

NBS, INVP, BGEO: Stocks to watch as ECB raises interest rates to fig...
July 22, 2022 09:46 AM BST | By Priya BhandariHighlights,The ECB has increased the key interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.0%, breaking its own guidance for a 25-basis point.,The EU’s consumer p...

Mortgage stocks to watch as UK borrowing hits record high
July 21, 2022 12:59 PM BST | By Priya BhandariHighlights,Surging inflation led interest payments drove the UK budget deficit up to £22.9 billion in June, the second highest since records began in...

50 bps interest rate hike on cards: Which stocks should you look at?
July 20, 2022 12:53 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has hinted that interest rates may rise by 50 basis points to control inflation.,He, however, empha...

LLOY, HSBA, BARC: Stocks to watch as banks ramp up branch closures
July 15, 2022 09:00 AM BST | By Priya BhandariMillions of households in the UK could struggle to access cash as the country is losing high street banks at an alarming rate.

STAN, NWG, VMUK: Financial stocks you can check out right now
July 14, 2022 01:19 PM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Obtaining mortgages may get tougher for UK households in the coming months, a survey of lenders has found.,The demand for mortgages is als...

AJB, PBEE, XPS: Stocks to watch as cost-of-living payments nears
July 13, 2022 09:37 AM BST | By Priya BhandariUK’s poorest households will begin receiving the first of two cost-of-living payments totalling £650 from Thursday.

LLOY, OSB, HSBA: Mortgage stocks to consider amid rising interest ra...
July 12, 2022 08:42 AM BST | By Rishika RainaTo counter the impact of rising inflation, BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been consistently increasing the interest rates.

BARC, NWG, OSB: Mortgage-related stocks that investors can look at r...
July 11, 2022 09:22 AM BST | By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Amid the high cost of living, one in three Brits building a deposit to buy a house has either reduced or completely stopped saving for it....
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