Are Premium Bonds a good gift for hard to buy young family members?

Tea and crumpets. Cricket. Constantly talking about the weather. Premium Bonds. All of these are unequivocally British and the last has captured the imagination like no other financial product since launching in the 1950s. When I interviewed Agent Million some seven years ago – the person whose job it is to deliver £1million jackpot news … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain takes a pounding

The dilemma for Bank of England interest rate-setters as they head towards the August meeting and release of the Inflation Report gets tougher by the day. The sharp fall in sterling, as Britain’s two prospective prime ministers harden their negotiating positions on Brexit, risks a disorderly few months ahead with the pound moving towards parity … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: End this attack on the finances of the nation’s middle classes

Although I normally have little time for the pontifications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, its latest report on the financial health of this country’s middle class is required reading. It’s pretty grim stuff, certainly not a Lynda La Plante page turner.  But at the very least it should provide a wake-up call … Read more