The Financial Trumpet

Sep 22

What Can Banks Do to Make Banking More Helpful? -

This week I thought I’d throw a question out to our readers. In recent years banks and financial institutions have implemented a series of programmes aimed at providing customers with more helpful…

Aug 19

Bugle Q&A – What is Quantitative Easing? -

First of all let me thank Sharon from Suffolk for writing into the Bugle and asking some great questions about the tricky subject of quantitative easing, otherwise known as QE. Before we step into…

Aug 18

Is the UK Heading for a Double Dip Recession? -

Politics is a risky old game. One slip up, one misspoken statement, one outspoken burst and you can soon find yourself out on a limb, with no party, or association behind you, alone and in the full…

Aug 17

Can the EV Save the Auto Industry? -

Industries often go through up and downs. During a recession of this magnitude things were always going to be difficult for the manufacturing sector, especially for those making high-end luxuries….

Aug 13

The Bugles Friday Mash-Up -

Number one on the Bugle mash-up this week is the announcement by Defence Secretary Dr. Liam Fox that the MOD has an ‘unfunded liability’ of £37bn over the next 10years. During a statement Dr. Fox…

Aug 12

Discount Holidays Rise as the European Tourism Industry Struggles. -

For most European countries, tourism is a lifeline… In today’s modern global economy countries like Spain and Greece simply cannot do without what has become, within the last decade, their primary…