Finance

Oil up!

Oil prices are up today. Brent crude is close to $49.04 a barrel and US oil price is at $46.70 (West Texas Intermediate). US oil inventory is due for release on Wednesday (19/07/17).

Finance

To bank or not to bank holiday

If this is correct – I should be annoyed really… but it just doesn’t surprise me at all! Apparently, it has been reported (allegedly) that the UK’s BREXIT secretary (create your own job if there isn’t one for you, Mr David Davis) doesn’t want to work on August bank holiday …

Finance

Credit Card Surcharges to end

Card surcharges have really bugged me for ages and the announcement today is welcome news. It has never made sense to me that you can be charged for using your card, it should be free – (other than interest that is, but that’s another issue – always clear the balance …

Finance

Is there a leak?

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday announced UK inflation figures. Just before these figures were released I was watching my screens as usual and writing my next post for Business Bob Blog and noticed the pound fall against the dollar and the FTSE 100 go up pretty much at …