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British government bonds rose on speculation of a U-turn on the country's fiscal plans on Friday while U.S. stock index futures signalled a higher open on Wall Street after key U.S. bank earnings ...
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Premium Bonds is a lottery bond scheme organised by the United Kingdom government since 1956. At present it is managed by the government's National Savings and Investments agency. The principle behind Premium Bonds is that rather than the stake being gambled, as in a usual lottery , it is the interest on the bonds that is distributed by a lottery.
The British system first offered only savings accounts. In 1880, it also became a retail outlet for government bonds, and in 1916 introduced war savings certificates, which were renamed National Savings Certificates in 1920. [2] In 1956, it launched a lottery bond, the Premium Bond, which became its most popular savings certificate. [2]
Logo used by the Post Office (and later the National) Savings Bank from 1936. [5] The Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) was founded in 1861 by the Palmerston government following a suggestion by George Chetwynd, a clerk in the Money Order department of the General Post Office. [6] It was the world's first postal savings system.
In commodities, bonds, and crypto: West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 3.95% to $80.56 a barrel. Brent crude , the international benchmark, edged up 0.59% to $82.51 a barrel.
On 23 September 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, delivered a Ministerial Statement entitled "The Growth Plan" to the House of Commons. [1] [2] Widely referred to in the media as a mini-budget (it not being an official budget statement), it contained a set of economic policies and tax cuts such as bringing forward the planned 1% cut in the basic rate of income tax to 19% ...