Every major UK car maker halts or slashes production  

Every major UK car maker halts or slashes production because of the coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 20 March 2020 Every major car maker in the UK has halted or slashed production because of the coronavirus crisis.  Jaguar Land Rover became … Read more

Shares and sterling rally after Bank slashes rates to record low

Shares and sterling rally after the Bank of England slashes interest rates to a record low of 0.1% By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 19 March 2020 Shares edged higher yesterday and sterling swung wildly after the Bank of England slashed interest rates to … Read more

Coronavirus: Bank of England slashes interest rates to just 0.1%

Bank of England slashes interest rates to just 0.1% to help boost UK economy as ministers unveil emergency laws to tackle the spread of coronavirus Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee had a special meeting today Committee decided to cut interest rates from 0.25 per cent to just 0.1 per cent It is second interest … Read more

Best savings rates: Ford Money slashes best buy deals

Could this huge rate chop from Ford Money signal an imminent savings bloodbath after the base rate cut? The savings bank slashed its best buy deals by 0.4 and 0.42 percentage points Its one-year fixed-rate deals were the best around and now pay less than 1% Banks have already started responding to last week’s Bank … Read more

Aldi supermarket slashes hours so staff can ‘take a break’ and look after their families 

Huge changes coming to Aldi as supermarket slashes hours so staff can ‘take a break’ and look after their families Aldi announces changes to its trading hours in the  face of the COVID-19 crisis  Stores will now operate from 9.30am until 7pm where trading restrictions allow The move is an effort to help staff care … Read more

Fed slashes interest rates to near zero due to coronavirus concerns that pose ‘risks’ to US economy

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in less than two weeks on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the US economy amid the rapidly escalating global coronavirus pandemic.  In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates to a target range of 0% to 0.25%. … Read more

Fed slashes interest rates to near zero due to coronavirus

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in less than two weeks on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the US economy amid the rapidly escalating global coronavirus pandemic.  In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates by to a target range of 0% to … Read more

Tullow Oil slashes workers as it reveals oil price rout could sink it

Tullow Oil slashes workforce as it reveals recent oil price rout could sink it By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:17 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:17 GMT, 12 March 2020 Tullow Oil’s future was in doubt last night it revealed that the recent oil price rout could sink it. The energy … Read more

Budget slashes grant to buy electric cars to £3,000

The government has cut the financial incentive for buyers of electric cars – and removed it entirely for buyers of expensive models, it has been confirmed. The Chancellor’s Budget document states that the Plug-In Car Grant has been extended for a further three years to 2023. However, the value of the grant has been reduced … Read more