It’s a fact – most of us waste far too much! In the UK the average family throws away 22% of their weekly shop, which is worth £800 per year. In the U.S., the per-family equivalent is worth a staggering $2,275 each year! (Info’ from olioex.com). Food waste statistics 1.Read More →
Inflation figures for the United Kingdom, United Sates and European Union United Kingdom current inflation figure: 2.1% – Target 2% Previous inflation figure 17th July 2019 was 2% Latest inflation figure 2.1% – data released 14th August 2019 source: tradingeconomics.com United States current inflation figure: 1.8% – Target 2% PreviousRead More →
Is it time to buy Centrica Plc? Centrica’s share price has been utterly battered, plunging from happy day highs of around 400 pence to sad lows of today at just 69 pence. Has all the bad news been priced in? Is now a good time to buy Centrica? All theRead More →
Online security is important! Hacking and cyber-attacks have become part of our everyday online lives, and we need to take these threats very seriously. There is much we can do to protect ourselves online. Here are a few simple steps we can all take to help keep our online livesRead More →
Pound coin history A pound coin originally weighed one troy pound of sterling silver. This gave the currency the name ‘pound sterling’ (sterling silver plus the pound). Sterling silver is a mixed metal made up of at least 92.5% real silver. 240 pence in one ‘old’ pound One pound sterlingRead More →
U.S. stock markets have increased on the back of heavy investor interest rate cut speculation. Investors are betting on an interest rate cut. This will most probably happen, but the question now is, by how much? The Federal Reserve Bank The Fed disappointed the stock markets in December 2018, andRead More →
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency criticised at Senate hearing Facebook’s new cryptocurrency plan has come under attack at a U.S. Senate hearing. Politicians are calling the company ‘delusional’ and untrustworthy. The Senate officials had been grilling Facebook executive David Marcus over the tech giant’s intention to launch its own digital currency. FacebookRead More →
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Headwinds brewing? Trade concerns and an uncertain economic outlook make a Fed July interest rate cut highly probable after Fed chair, Jerome Powell addressed his concerns to U.S. congress. Comments made by the Fed suggests that growth in the second quarter appears to have moderated, business investment appears to haveRead More →
Compound interest, an investors best friend This is why? The concept is very simple. Compound interest is simply interest added back to the original or principal sum and then more interest is earned or calculated on ‘that’ added interest over the next compounding period. Like this…Year one… Over a oneRead More →