Households face a string of new money rules and changes next month affecting everything from mobile phones to Royal Mail stamps. They include the opening of the Winter Fuel Payments phone line. They are worth up to £300 and the majority of people who are eligible will receive this cash …
Read More »British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers having £440 taken and ‘it’s frightening’
British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers have spoken out over the “frightening” new energy price cap. The energy regulator will announce a new price cap on Friday, which is expected to increase by about 9 per cent – £140 – from October. The new Labour Party government said it …
Read More »European shares tread water with Fed decision looming
European shares ended flat on Wednesday, as gains for the defensive real estate and utilities sectors were countered by losses in luxury good makers, with caution prevailing ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. After flitting between small gains and losses during the session, the pan-European STOXX 600 …
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