French and U.K. Elections Could Boost the Dollar and U.S. Treasuries
About the author: Patti Domm is an Emmy Award-winning financial journalist.No matter the outcome of upcoming European elections, the immediate winner could...
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Barclays keeps bonuses at 100% of salary even after UK government lifts cap
Barclays has maintained a 100% cap on banker bonuses, even after the UK government scrapped the limit in October as...
U.K. Economy Offers Conservatives Few Options as a Tough Election Nears
Tradition dictates that the United Kingdom chancellor is allowed an alcoholic drink while delivering the government’s annual tax and spending...
Opinion: The U.S. economy needs older workers. Congress can help.
More and more Americans previously relegated to the margins of the economy are successfully finding work. But for one group...
Higher inflation, much weaker growth: Brexit has hit the U.K. economy hard, says Goldman Sachs.
The U.K. economy is now 5% worse off than it would have been had it never left the European Union...
European Banking Federation boss Wim Mijs: Brexit was ‘mutually destructive’
“Ah yes, my favourite topic. I’ve been enjoying it so much — the discussion before and after 2016.”European Banking Federation...
U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion ahead of funding fight in Congress
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political...
EU banks fear new clearing minimums could be rushed through
European bankers are concerned that the European Securities and Markets Authority could be given powers that would force them to...
UK equity fund outflows hit £80bn since Brexit as investors stay sour
UK equity funds are on track to post their worst-ever year of outflows, with the total yanked out by investors...
City’s caution over T+1 dashes hopes of Brexit dividend
The government’s search for something that could be claimed as a potential Brexit dividend for the City is, frankly, not...
