Posts In Category Economics
What Can Magazines Tell You
on December 15, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Timing the market isn’t easy. That’s why we generally prefer to take a ‘value’ approach. Buy things when they’re cheap, and eventually you should profit when the market revalues them. […]
Single European Direct Debit Mandate?
on November 4, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
SEPA ( Single Euro Payments Area) is an initiative of the European banking industry, with the support of the Commission and the European Central Bank, which seeks to create […]
Working Capital is Everything
on November 3, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Some 45 per cent of companies who responded to a KPMG survey have revealed they saw an increase in working capital, compared with one per cent last year. KPMG’s second […]
This bear will bite to the bone
on September 14, 2009 by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
The recession is biting hard, says Merryn Somerset Webb. And finding value in the stock markets is becoming nigh on impossible.
Originally posted 2008-11-20 14:35:34.
Barclays shareholders ‘mad as hell’
on September 10, 2009 by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
Barclays shareholders are still angry that they weren’t consulted before the bank raised expensive new Gulf capital, rather than raising money more cheaply from the Government. Originally posted 2008-11-21 13:47:22. […]
Small Firms Finance Scheme – Update
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, uk, Comments (1)
Following the hard work for various organisations, including the Federation of Small Business, it looks like the Small Firms Finance scheme will most likely be launched on 15th January. We […]
Doh! Tax Deadline Approaching Fast!
on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Economics, Comments (2)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing a reminder to anyone in Wales filing a Self Assessment tax return – don’t forget to submit it online and on time, […]
Fuel Tax increases gets Small Business Fuming
on September 4, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Economics, uk, Comments (0)
We highlighted the Budget howler the other day with regards to the VAT cut, and fuel duty increase. Now the papers are carrying the story of what the Freight Transport […]
What can we learn from Japan?
on by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
The real problem in the current economic crisis, as it was in Japan’s long recession, is not that banks won’t lend, but that companies won’t borrow. So what can be […]
What happens to the money lost on the stock market?
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (4)
If someone lost money when the value of their shares go down, does someone else gain that money? It is an interesting question, because it is based on the idea […]
Buy Japan – the world’s cheapest developed market
on September 2, 2009 by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
Japan is likely to be the best performing of the G7 economies in the next couple of years, thanks to low levels of debt and unemployment. So here are three […]
What’s really happening in the physical gold and silver markets
on by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
Gold and silver retailers have been reporting insatiable demand recently. There is certainly a shortage of small bars and coins, but what about the metals themselves? Dominic Frisby finds out […]
Why do big companies get grants?
on August 28, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Why is it that huge companies get millions of pounds of grants while struggling SME’s get nothing? That is a question we hear a lot from frustrated company owners from […]
What does ‘Acid Test Ratio’ actually mean?
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Acid Test Ratio – A formula which tests whether a firm has enough short-term assets to cover its immediate liabilities without selling inventory. In simpler language – does a company […]
Tips are Not Part of Minumum Wage
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Using tips to make up staff pay to minimum wage levels will be outlawed from October this year, it was announced today. The Government said it will also be working […]
Currencies and the future of the UK economy
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (1)
Following yesterday’s post regarding the future possibilities of Stagflation within the UK economy, we did some more study to see what others were thinking. While we suggested that the UK […]
Why the banks won’t lend – in plain English
on August 25, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
This is such a political question that we were wondering if we should mention it – however, it was asked to some degree in our events last week, so here […]
Business Rate Supplementary Bill
on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Economics, uk, Comments (0)
One of the announcements in yesterday’s Queen speech was the Business Rate Supplementary Bill. This is designed to allow local authorities the power to raise revenues directly from businesses. Many […]
Environmental Grant Details in Wales
on August 24, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
WRAP and the Welsh Assembly Government are launching another round of their capital grant programme, which aims to help tackle the challenges of waste generated by companies in Wales. […]
Statutory Redundancy Payment Scheme
on August 19, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Economics, Questions, uk, Comments (0)
What happens when a company goes bust, and the employees are left without a redundancy payout? Under normal circumstances, the payment of redundancy is done when a job role is […]
Is TATA the Next Victim of Recession?
on August 18, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Economics, Comments (0)
We don’t have a car manufactruing plant in Flintshire, however, many of our residents work in plants in neighbouring counties. One of the most famous is Halewood, the old Ford […]
The stocks to buy when the market recovers
on by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
The last year has been about as bad as it gets in stock markets. But the time will come when shares are an attractive buy again. And when that time […]
Is it time to buy Tesco shares?
on August 17, 2009 by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
High street sales are down and retailers are slashing prices to attract customers. David Stevenson looks at the sector and wonders if Tesco, which has a third of the UK […]
Are we heading for a Japan-style slump?
on by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
A few months ago, everyone was worried about inflation. Now all talk is of a deflationary spiral. So are we destined for the same fate as Japan? Originally posted 2008-11-21 […]
Now a good time to buy a car?
on by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
With demand for new vehicles falling at rates not seen since the Great Depression, dealers are offering massive discounts on official prices in order to sell off excess stock. Some […]
How a dropping Pound affects your business
on August 14, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Marketing, Comments (0)
You may have heard how the Pound is dropping against all the other major currencies. You may be wondering why its important to you if you don’t deal with exports […]
Eurozone enters its first recession
on by admin in Economics, Comments (0)
Eurozone GDP slid by 0.2% in the third quarter this year after a similar fall between April and June. This marks the first contraction since the single currency bloc’s inception […]
What is Creative Accounting?
on July 29, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Perhaps you want to buy a business or make an investment. Maybe you’re already in business and another business wants you to supply them with stock. In these types of […]
Is China Stealing its Economic Growth?
on July 23, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
Germany is under attack from an increasing number of state-backed Chinese spying operations that are costing the German economy tens of billions of euros a year, a leading intelligence agent […]
The Banks are in Big Trouble – Very Big Trouble!
on July 7, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Economics, Comments (0)
As the government finalises details of its asset protection scheme (APS), real estate private equity funds are holding their breath at the prospect of snapping up distressed property loans from […]
