BoE surprises markets by keeping key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%
The Bank of England surprised markets today by announcing that it has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%.
Markets had priced in an...
UK house prices forecast to drop over next three months following Brexit vote
UK House prices are forecast to drop over the next three months following the Brexit vote, according to a survey conducted by the Royal...
Drone delivers ice cream to beachgoers in Lincolnshire, UK
Beachgoers in Lincolnshire will soon be able to have ice creams delivered straight to their deckchairs via a delivery drone.
The delivery drone is a...
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney hints at further monetary stimulus
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney hinted on Tuesday that there will be more monetary stimulus to come after the Brexit vote.
"If the...
UK consumer spending slowed sharply in June, wet weather to blame
UK consumer spending levels slowed sharply in June, with retailers blaming bad weather for lacklustre sales. Consumer spending in June grew at its slowest...
Theresa May news lifts FTSE 100 and pound investors welcome safe pair of hands
As soon as it became clear that Theresa May would be the new Conservative Party leader, and thus Britain’s next Prime Minister, London’s FTSE...
FTSE 100 enters bull market territory after Andrea Leadsom drops out of Tory leadership...
The value of the pound rose and the FTSE 100 index entered bull market territory after Andrea Leadsom quit the Conservative Party leadership contest,...
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter carbon dioxide discovery fascinates scientists
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has made a carbon dioxide discovery regarding the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface that is fascinating planetary scientists across the...
Saddest polar bear suffers in shopping centre petition exceeds 150000 signatures
The world’s saddest polar bear suffers dreadful conditions in a substandard enclosure within a shopping centre in Guangzhou, China, as over 150,000 people sign...
UK Chancellor Osborne traveling to New York to urge US investors to stick with...
Chancellor George Osborne is due to travel to New York on Monday as part of an effort to urge some of Wall Street’s biggest...