VICTORIA BISCHOFF: A mortgage break could be a very costly ‘holiday’

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: A mortgage ‘holiday’ might not affect your credit scores but it could still have costly consequences By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 4 August 2020 As the pandemic tore through the nation’s finances in the spring, the promise of a mortgage holiday … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: UK manufacturing needs a boost

It is too early to bring out the champagne, but a big slice of British industry is back in business.  Factory output rose in July at its fastest rate since November 2017, giving fresh hope the economy is moving towards a V-shaped recovery.  Pollster YouGov’s consumer confidence indicator has also shot up into positive territory … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Worst not over for bank share investors

Jes Staley has had more than his fair share of ethical issues to deal with, but his judgement that Barclays is Europe’s most credible investment bank is valid.  The chief executive’s strategy has knocked the divestment campaign of maverick investor Ed Bramson of Sherborne out of the ball park.  Volatile markets in the pandemic produced … Read more