14/04/2014- Key Economic Data in the week ahead

Last week’s economic data was very limited, with attention instead falling on the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook. What little data there was saw UK industrial production (+0.9% m/m in ...

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April 14, 2014

07/04/2014- Key Economic Data in the week ahead

Last week’s economic data was broadly neutral. A number of purchasing managers’ indices ticked down slightly, but remain comfortably above the 50 level which separates expansion from contraction. Inflation in ...

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April 7, 2014

The New nicer ISA

At Strawberry we loved the ISA changes made by the Chancellor in the recent budget. Why do we love the NISA (new ISA)? Well, the 2013/14 ISA allowance of £11,520 can either ...

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March 26, 2014

Budget: the savings and pension highlights

Savings: Legislation will be introduced in Finance Bill 2014 to reduce the starting rate for savings income from 10 per cent to zero per cent, and to increase the maximum amount ...

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March 23, 2014