EconomyChina battles deflation as prices fall at fastest pace in 15 yearsFebruary 8, 2024166Thanks for joining me. China’s consumer prices are falling at their fastest pace in 15 years, leaving the world’s largest...
EconomyBritain hails economic revival as France and Germany stumbleFebruary 5, 2024111Britain faces its highest level of corporate insolvencies on record this year as businesses crumble under the pressure of higher...
BankingInterest rates ‘to fall to just 4.5pc’ this year after US jobs shockFebruary 2, 2024138The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will rise by 6pc from April 1, the industry...
BankingThe Bank’s blunders will send Britain into deflationFebruary 2, 2024118In my view, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, and the Fed have failed to keep up with...
BankingWages still too high to hit inflation target, warns BaileyFebruary 1, 2024135Thanks for joining me. Shell has revealed annual profits tumbled in 2023 after lower oil and gas prices knocked its...
BankingLloyds Bank to axe 1,600 jobs across branchesJanuary 25, 202477Thanks for joining me. France’s government is reportedly demanding a multibillion-pound handout from Britain to cover the budget of nuclear...
EconomyNearly 50,000 companies face collapse as ‘debt storm’ hitsJanuary 22, 2024150Inga West, a restructuring lawyer at Ashurst, said it was unsurprising businesses were feeling the stress.She said: “For smaller businesses,...
BankingLagarde rated ‘poor’ by own staff at European Central BankJanuary 22, 2024152Ms Lagarde performed notably worse than her predecessors in the role, with Mario Draghi, the former Italian prime minister, rated “poor” or...
BankingA quiet revolution rocks central banking – POLITICOJanuary 19, 2024150There’s a quiet revolution happening at the heart of central banking. On the surface, the inconspicuous language around the shift...
BankingHunt summons banks for talks on boosting business loansJanuary 18, 202454The housing market is bouncing back as a mortgage price war boosts sales, new data shows.Newly agreed sales reached the...