Crude prices dive 10% as pact between Opec and Russia ends in acrimony

Crude prices dive by 10% as three-year pact between Opec and Russia ends in acrimony By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2020 The oil price fell 10 per cent as a row between producers added to fears over the impact of coronavirus. … Read more

House prices steady but coronavirus could dent recovery, says Halifax

The housing market continued to show signs of improvement in February, but coronavirus could dent the nascent recovery, Halifax said today. House prices rose 2.8 per cent in the year to February, with the average property gaining £6,443 annually to reach a new record high of £240,677, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender. That marks a … Read more

Government could regulate prices of key goods to stop profiteering as coronavirus spreads

Rogue retailers should not ‘cash in on fear’ and panic-buying by imposing big mark-ups on household essentials, a watchdog warned yesterday. The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) also said the Government may regulate the price of key products to prevent rip-offs. The goods affected could include everything from hand sanitiser, toilet paper and painkillers to … Read more

Coronavirus crisis holiday bargains: Airlines slash prices

The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more

Coronavirus crisis holiday bargains: Airlines slash prices to fill empty cabins

The coronavirus crisis has brought about bleak times for travellers, with flights to many popular destinations restricted or cancelled. But the good news is that with airlines struggling to fill cabins, flight prices are plummeting. And package holiday prices are falling, too. TravelSupermarket has been analysing customer searches and package holiday prices and reports significant … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Virus reveals a debt trap as share prices fall?

The big question about Covid-19 is: do the authorities know something we don’t?  This was not my observation but that of a UK FTSE 100 chairman employing 130,000 staff around the world with a big presence in the US and China. The decision of America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, to slash its key interest … Read more

Online hotel booking sites such as booking.com do not deliver bargain prices finds Which? study

Online hotel booking sites do not deliver the bargain prices claimed in their glossy TV ads. Eight in ten UK rooms were cheaper or came with incentives such as a free breakfast if a booking was made directly over the phone, according to research by Which? Websites such as Booking.com and Expedia claim to search … Read more

House prices rise fastest for 18 months but coronavirus may hit market

House prices rise at the fastest pace for 18 months, but agents fear a UK coronavirus outbreak could stall the recovery House price inflation rises to 2.3% as average price reaches £216,092 Property market picked up before the election and bounced in New Year  But agents warn coronavirus could keep house hunters at home Estate … Read more

Diesel dips below £1.20 a litre for the first time in 2 YEARS as ASDA cuts fuel prices

Diesel dips below £1.20 a litre for the first time in 2 YEARS as Asda initiates a 2p per litre cut on fuel prices Asda has cut the price of both petrol and diesel by 2p a litre from today Motorists will pay no more than 116.7p for a litre of unleaded and 118.7p for … Read more