21 November 2016 Bank of England Looks to Raise the Amount of Your Deposits it Protects to £85K, thanks to a Weaker Pound

The Bank of England may raise the value if deposits protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to 85K.

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15 November 2016 Weaker Pound sees British Expats Rush into Property Purchases Back Home

Skipton International reports an 80% increase in buy-to-let mortgage applications from British expats looking to leverage their foreign earnings with a weaker Pound.

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15 November 2016 German GDP Undershoot Confirms How Important Exports to the UK Really Are

Germany’s increasing reliance on the UK for a large share of its export book has meant that the 10% fall in the Pound has reduced demand for more expensive German imports.

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15 November 2016 UK Unemployment Forecast to Jump in 2017

The consequences of Brexit have still not fully fed through into the economy, say UBS, but after Article 50 is triggered at the start of 2017 the full effects are expected to depress growth.

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15 November 2016 No Exodus of London Financial Services Jobs to Europe, in Fact the Market is Looking Pretty Good

The expected slowdown in the financial services job market has not been as steep as some had feared, according to recruitment consultant’s Morgan McKinley’s October employment report.

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09 November 2016 America's Squeezed Middle-Class Wins it for Trump

Against polling and market expectations, the US has voted Donald Trump to become the next US president.

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09 November 2016 Why Foreign Exchange Markets Quickly Warmed to President Trump

It appears exchange rate markets are quickly warming up to the idea of a Trump presidency.

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