Market Updates
21 March 2012
Budget 2012: Speech a 'non-event' for markets
Markets reacted rather apathetically to the Budget today as, with most of the major announcements having been leaked for days, there were no real surprises in the Chancellor's speech.
20 January 2012
Retail sales creep upwards in December
Strong retail sales in December 2011 may have saved the UK economy from contracting in the final quarter of last year.
16 January 2012
S&P downgrades fail to shock markets
Markets reacted fairly calmly today to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of several European countries, despite worries of a panic sell-off.
4 January 2012
Eurozone and retailers drag on markets
Risk aversion returned to the markets today as the spectacular new year rally on the opening day of 2012 trading proved short-lived.
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