Global oil demand was flat in March for the first time since 2009 as high prices ‘dent’ consumption, particularly in North America, the International Energy Agency says View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
High prices dent global oil demand
Global oil demand was flat in March for the first time since 2009 as high prices ‘dent’ consumption, particularly in North America, the International Energy Agency says View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Coalition tensions run high ahead of referendum
Chris Huhne, energy secretary, accuses David Cameron of being part of a campaign ‘making up the facts’ to stop the public scrapping the first-past-the post system View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Coffee producers chase the high
While traditional markets in the US, Japan and western Europe remain central, markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America are increasingly important View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
8. High Credit Card Interest Rates
There are reasons which make credit card interest rates so high. High credit card interest rates make having this kind of debt a bad idea especially if it compounds very quickly after we bought things that quickly lose their value.
M&S defies gloom over high street
The high-street bellwether says customers are not panicking as like-for-like sales in the UK rise 0.1% year-on-year in the 13 weeks to April 2 View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Oil prices reach record sterling high
Oil prices have hit an all-time high in sterling terms, further squeezing incomes and increasing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Stakes are high in setting Libor
A picture of a global, multi-pronged investigation examining a range of activity across several big banks is slowly taking shape following revelations of lending rate manipulation View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
UK unemployment at 17-year high
Unemployment in the UK rises by 27,000 to 2.53m, the highest level for 17 years, in the three months to January while joblessness among young people also hits a new high View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Youth unemployment hits record high
Unemployment among 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK has hit another record high, prompting renewed concern that young people are bearing the brunt of labour market weakness View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage