World-wide Influences.
I find little difficulty in assigning causes for the present depression, but the nature of those causes makes it more difficult to give an answer to the second point. In the......
Chartered Progress.
Although there has been a small fall in Chartered shares during the past week in common with other speculative issues; the report issued by the directors for the year ending......
Finance—public And Private
Why Markets are Dull I DOUBT if .any more striking example of the present dullness of markets and the pessimism which is felt at the moment with regard to the general outlook......
Hesitation.
The City realizes, however, with absolute clearness that there will be no return to .national' prosperity until there has been economy in the national expenditure, and such a......
The Hairy Settlement.
The long deferred settlement in the special group of shares known as the Hatry Group has gone through during the past week quite successfully, and thanks to the careful arrange-......
Economic Conditions.
Above all, however, I think that there is an increasing sense of the serious character of the prolonged depression in this country in some of our staple industries, its effects......
" Politics " And Business.
Having regard to the general character of the Labour Party's programme at the last Election, and also having regard to the heavy increase in expenditure involved by the......
Financial Notes
SECURITIES . DEPRESSED. IN another column I refer to some of the main influences operating upon the stock markets and upon business generally at the present time. These factors......
Some Apprehensions.
Amidst these depressing conditions apprehensions with regard to the forthcoming Budget are not unnaturally accentuated. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has deemed it well on......