Tag: 2026

5 Fact Friday – 8th May 2026

The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 5FF 8 May 2026 Lenders call BS on Nationwide price index.https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2051567967003902177?s=46 30 year gilts yields highest since 1998https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2052044952964628975?s=46 Bank of England doubts credibility of ONS GDP figures, says its sending false signals, complicating interest rate settinghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/the-bank-of-england-joins-those-who-doubt-uk-growth-figures 50-60% chance of Hormuz Straits reopening… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 8th May 2026

7 Fact Friday – 1st May 2026

The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 7FF 1 May 2026 Markets price in three rate hikes this yearhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/boe-rate-hike-bets-surge-after-NRXA0PzjQWSb9Wf..BR9.Q BoE warns of stock market crashhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/boe-deputy-governor-warns-stoc-tKq72gY0TcWvAeYWGyOcdA Barclays warns markets have underpriced war riskhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/barclays-warns-investors-under-12V.GfM1SS2y_rgwIUthWQ Food inflation to hit 7%https://www.perplexity.ai/page/uk-firms-warn-boe-food-inflati-0L0Bg0tfQRGXR18Ua7Yvag Reeves mulls rent freeze on entire private sector then U-turnshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout ONS forecasts… Continue reading 7 Fact Friday – 1st May 2026

5 Fact Friday – 24th April 2026

The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 5FF 24th April 2026 Everyone misses the story that Rightmove April asking prices fall -0.9% on last year.https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/content/uploads/2026/04/Rightmove-HPI-20-April-Final.pdf ONS misleads on house prices again, claims prices up 1.2%, I use their own data to explain clearly that there was no increase:https://www.youtube.com/live/qp8EMlPwsvQ?si=gsU1H8YMggiOF5VE&t=1481 Inflation… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 24th April 2026