BankingBritain’s biggest stock broker poised to approve £5.4bn Abu Dhabi-backed takeoverJune 18, 202479Wind is poised to overtake gas as Britain’s main source of electricity for the first time this year, as the...
MortgagesLabour risks higher mortgage bills and worse unemployment, says HSBCJune 17, 202456The Bank of England is currently laser-focused on whether inflation is proving particularly stubborn in the services sector. Its panel of...
EconomyThe EU’s war on Chinese electric cars will sink its once-mighty auto industryJune 16, 202477We can argue about whether the Chinese cars are subsidised by the state or are simply manufactured more efficiently by...
EconomyFed forecasts just one rate cuts this year as Powell says inflation fight not overJune 12, 202480The chairman of the US Federal Reserve has warned the battle to tame inflation is not over as policymakers signalled...
EconomyUS economy will support global growth of 2.6% this year: World Bank – FirstpostJune 11, 202494China, the world’s second-largest economy after the United States, is struggling with the collapse of its real estate market and...
EconomyECB Cuts Rates, US Payrolls SurgeJune 8, 202485(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank delivered the interest-rate reduction it’s been flagging for months — moving away from a...
EconomyUS jobs shock leaves traders reeling as hopes of interest rate cut sinkJune 7, 202481Thanks for joining me. We begin with data showing house prices stalled between April and May.Average property values fell by...
BankingBritish bank Standard Chartered accused of handling payments to HamasJune 4, 202491Thanks for joining me. Today we begin with allegations made against Standard Chartered, which are detailed in new US court...
EconomyThe coming financial storm that governments are powerless to fightJune 2, 202488Since the banking system went belly up in the financial crisis of 2008-10, non-bank forms of finance have ballooned, and...
EconomyWhat happens when a Labour Britain meets a semi-fascist Europe?May 30, 2024131Britain’s political centre has, by contrast, returned to rude good health. One mild-mannered gentleman will hand over power to another...