by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 5, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Ah! September! Don’t you just love the smell of manure in the morning? As the not so good and not so great politicians and bankers return from their summer sojourns it’s no surprise that banks and politics once again dominate the headlines. The Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) will report its findings this month; bankers [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 1, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Uncategorized
Doing The Dip. First it was the news from the BBA about mortgage approvals being at an 18 month low, followed by the Nationwide price index showing a price fall in October and there are many articles and market data about which should put the numbers into perspective regarding a consistent weakness and the problems [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Dec 1, 2009 | Blog, Newsletter
Is It a Gift or a Present? It`s a Wrap. A tour guide was showing a tourist around London. The guide pointed out the place in Trafalgar Square where The Queen supposedly threw coins as a girl. "That's impossible", said the tourist. "She couldn’t throw a coin that far!" "You have to remember," answered the [...]