EconomyBritain’s fickle bond markets will be a key election battlegroundJune 2, 202438Historical analysis shows that when the GfK measure of consumer confidence is above -15, the incumbent government has a decent...
EconomyThe coming financial storm that governments are powerless to fightJune 2, 202426Since the banking system went belly up in the financial crisis of 2008-10, non-bank forms of finance have ballooned, and...
MortgagesUK household debt burden set for ‘sharp rise’: Fitch – Mortgage StrategyMay 31, 202445Households across the West will not their debt interest burden ease until 2025 “at the earliest” — with the UK’s...
InvestingTata Steel to invest $2.11 bn in Singapore unit to repay overseas debt, fund UK transitionMay 29, 202426NEW DELHI:Tata Steel Ltd will invest ₹17,408 crore ($2.11 billion) in its Singapore unit, T Steel Holdings Pte Ltd, to...
EconomyCan Labour’s Keir Starmer rebuild Britain’s battered economy?May 26, 202432If history offers useful guidance, British voters should soon change their government, Alan Austin reports. THE PEOPLE of the United Kingdom...
BankingFall in bank bonuses blows a hole in the Government’s financesMay 26, 202429When dealmaking dries up, so do big handouts for bankers, accountants, lawyers and other advisers who rely on major transactions...
FinanceEurope left worried by US plan on Russian assets to pay for Ukraine – POLITICOMay 25, 202439While the signals are now strong that Europe will agree to the U.S.-led proposal to leverage the future profits of...
FinanceA $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight – POLITICOMay 23, 202441No immediate deal Talks will take place during a meeting of G7 finance ministers in Stresa, a picturesque town on...
MortgagesOklahoma Residents Get the 5th Worst Mortgage Rates in the U.S. | NewsMay 21, 202445As the cost of homeownership continues to grow out of reach for many Americans, mortgage interest rates have become a...
BankingBritain’s next financial crash is coming. This time it won’t be the banks. – POLITICOMay 10, 202446Plus, the Bank is undertaking a stress test to probe how nonbanks would react to extreme potential stress in the...