Tagged: UK

UK trade deficit lifts to all-time high

By Dow Jones newswires Economists are concerned that a widening trade deficit makes the British economy overly dependent on its own consumers to fuel its expansion — the economic recovery in 2014 was mainly driven...

NAB lifts Q1 cash profit by 6%

By Mitchell Neems NAB — Australia‘s fourth-biggest bank, and the smallest of the big four — delivered a 4 per cent lift in revenue in the quarter. “This is a solid first quarter result, which...

Athens holds talks with UK, Cyprus

By AFP Greece‘s radical new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has held talks in Cyprus as he made his first foreign visit to a close ally that has also been ravaged by the eurozone crisis....

UK to get fed an Aussie-style breakfast

Sanitarium’s international food general manager, Bennie Hendricks, says the UK liquid breakfast category is underdeveloped but could be worth £300 million in five years, based on Australian trends. "Sanitarium hopes to have at least...

The factors that will shape UK growth

By Callam Pickering Lower oil prices will support household spending but the big uncertainty is productivity growth, which could be a game changer for the UK if it has finally begun to improve. Real...

Forex trading volumes spike in 2014

By Dow Jones newswires Currency trading volumes soared to record highs late last year, according to new data released by six central banks, underscoring the profit opportunities created by a series of monetary policy...