Chancellor Rishi Sunak is dealing with an ongoing crisis. His budget had to be less about political grandstanding, and more about firefighting.
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The budget and you
Britain saw its first budget in 16 months on Wednesday lunchtime. We explore what this involved and what it might mean or your money.
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Coronavirus – the financial symptoms
With news that the coronavirus has spread across Europe, health fears continue to rise at a rapid rate. But what impact is this having on the financial markets? We take an in depth look at how the global economy is reacting to this outbreak, and how we can help you in volatile market conditions.
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Is the global economy actually in good shape?
We were of course due to leave Europe today, but it looks as though we will be in for a little longer.It has been hard to concentrate on any financial news that is not about Brexit, but not only is their economic life outside the EU, we will probably need to become more involved in it.
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Compounding explained
There is a famous Gary Larson cartoon. Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money. This was of course a joke – but it actually contains a grain of truth. The man behind the theory of relativity may not have discovered compound interest, but in reality, he was sufficiently impressed by its effects to call it the ‘eighth wonder of the world’.
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