Top Money Stories Archive January 2009
Lending increases, but not by much
Friday, 30 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsMortgage approvals up in December · Call for increase in redundancy pay · Sale of loan insurance restricted · Brown announces plans to build more council houses · TFL, Linklaters, Zavvi and E.ON announce job cuts
Filed under: housing insurance, loan Mortgages, social unemployment,
IMF deliver bad news to the world economy
Thursday, 29 Jan 2009 | 1 CommentsIMF delivers bleak outlook for the UK · House prices fall in January · Subway announce plans to create 6,000 jobs
Filed under: housing, jobs recession,
Supermarkets create new jobs
Wednesday, 28 Jan 2009 | 1 CommentsASDA create 7,000 jobs · New savers offered a bonus · Government unveil rescue package for the car industry · Government considers local authority mortgages
Huge job losses worldwide
Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | 1 CommentsHigh street sales fall for 10th month running · Mortgage approvals down by 47% · 70,000 job cuts yesterday · Sterling trading at over $1.40
Filed under: mortgages, pound sales, unemployment,
UK officially in recession
Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | 1 CommentsUK economy in recession · Repossessions up by 92% in third quarter of 2008 ·Final salary pension schemes axed · How much is the bank bailout costing taxpayers?
Filed under: crisis financial housing, mortgages, pensions, recession,
Energy prices to come down
Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsBritish Gas cut prices · Mortgage overpaying increases · Britannia and Co-op merge · Northern Rock to pay staff bonus · Is the end of the pound near?
Filed under: banks, energy mortgages, pound prices,
Unemployment nears 2 million
Wednesday, 21 Jan 2009 | 1 CommentsUnemployment reaches 1.92 million · Mortgage lending down by 30% · Top banks told to stop selling loan insurance · Sterling falls again
Filed under: insurance, mortgages, pound unemployment,
Inflation falls further in December
Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsInflation falls to 3.1% · Sterling strength continues to diminish · Latest job cuts · Nationwide cut mortgage rates
Filed under: inflation, mortgages pound, unemployment,
Government announce new rescue package
Monday, 19 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsNew rescue scheme unveiled · Council tax to be increased · Jaguar Land Rover suspend production · Will the housing market recover earlier than expected?
More help for homeowners
Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsNew mortgage help scheme unveiled · Honda takes a holiday · Equitable Life customers get some compensation · Jobs created in 2009 · 'Bad Bank' considered
Filed under: banks compensation, crisis, employment, financial mortgages, sales,
Banks continue to restrict lending
Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsMortgage lending falling · Big retailers struggle
Filed under: mortgages, sales
Graduates struggle to find employment
Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsLess jobs for graduates · Details of loan scheme unveiled · The job cuts continue
Filed under: businesses, graduates, small unemployment
Government needs to do more
Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsBusiness leaders call for more action · Job cuts · House sales down again in December · £20billion loan guarantee for small businesses
Filed under: business, house market, small unemployment
Is the UK in recession?
Monday, 12 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsThink tank predicts the UK economy shrank by 1.5% over the past 3 months · Plans to help those out of work ·l; Savings rates hit 5 year low · Latest job cuts
Filed under: recession, savings unemployment,
UK manufacturing output continues to decline
Friday, 9 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsUK manufacturing output falls · Sterling continues to increase in strength · Sainsbury's riding the storm · Government to create Olympic jobs
Filed under: employment, loans output, pound, sales,
Interest rates reach new low
Thursday, 8 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsSavers suffer as interest rates cut to new low · Sterling regains some strength · More jobs to be cut · Many families forced into bankruptcy by local councils
Filed under: bankruptcy interest pound, rates, savers, unemployment,
M&S job cuts confirmed
Wednesday, 7 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsM&S to cut 1,230 jobs · UK car sales continue to fall · Fastest fall in prices in two years · More Credit Unions to offer current accounts
Filed under: car credit sales unemployment, unions,
British retailers in trouble
Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsHouse prices down by 15.9% in 2008 · M&S to cut 1,000jobs · Cameron wants to 'Save, save, save', whilst Brown plans to 'Spend, spend, spend'
Filed under: house prices, tax unemployment,
Homeowners offered help
Monday, 5 Jan 2009 | 0 CommentsSales boost for retailers · Homeowners forced into becoming landlords · Support for mortgage interest · Mortgage lenders demand bigger deposits · Nationwide will not pass on cuts in interest rates
