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The US could be facing a 2008-style financial crisis. Why does Sunak want to copy it?

TheGuardian

The PM’s admiration for Washington’s economic model may backfire amid looming US banking and stock market disasters One of the consistent themes of the Conservative economic narrative is an admiration for the US and its ability to grow quickly. And how both these habits could bite back in a big way, much as they did in 2008, and pretty soon.

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Apple & Twitter are on a collision course | Sequoia Capital warns today’s downturn is worse than 2000/2008 | Impact of metaverse on digital marketing

Bussman Advisory

Sequoia Capital warns today’s downturn is worse than 2000 and 2008. Will the metaverse’s impact on digital marketing be equivalent to social media? More information on www.bussmannadvisory.com. The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here : Interested in FinTech or Digital Assets related Advisory or Workshop?

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Rates for two-year fixed mortgage pass 6% mark for first time since 2008

TheGuardian

News comes day before chancellor is due to discuss impact of market turmoil with main high street lenders The average rate on a new two-year fixed mortgage has risen above 6% for the first time since 2008, according to data that will intensify concern about the crisis in the home loans market. Continue reading.

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UK two-year fixed mortgage rates hit highest level since 2008

TheGuardian

Average rate rises to 6.66%, according to Moneyfacts, in more bad news for homeowners UK interest rates likely to rise again despite slowing labour market Two-year fixed mortgage rates in the UK have risen to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, adding to the pressure on homeowners.

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Coronavirus Is ‘Cross Between 9/11, 2008 Financial Crisis,’ Officials Say

PYMNTS

Banking officials are in a panic over the coronavirus as it upturns their revenues, with PJT Partners restructuring specialist Tim Coleman describing the viral pandemic as “like a cross between September 11 and the global financial crisis of 2008.”.

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Should You Be Marking Loans To Market?

South State Correspondent

The AOCI is an accounting adjustment meant to reflect the economic value of assets and is the process of “marking loans to market.” In this article, we explore what signals marking your loans to market might send. However, the public markets were another story. A Short History of Asset Marks. Capital got scarce.

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It may not be 2008 all over again – but this banking turmoil is not without danger | Richard Partington

TheGuardian

New approach is needed to get UK through looming credit crunch after failure of recovery from crash Crashing financial markets, depositors rushing to withdraw their money, and fears over the next domino to fall. How bad can it get? Continue reading.

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