UK politicians say they won’t raid bank profits. The banks don’t believe them – POLITICO
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Fasten your seatbelts – the global economy is heading for turbulence
How markets will cope with this is unclear. It has already prompted the question of what constitutes a risk-free asset?...
FTSE 100 Live 18 August: UK retail sales drop 1.2%, share slide to continue
1692352321FTSE 100 down 1% and set for 2023 low close, Hang Seng falls 2%The FTSE 100 index is in danger...
FTSE 100 Live: Benchmark gilt yield highest since 2008, shares down
Entain shares fall as US partner reveals UK moveShares in Ladbrokes owner Entain fell as its US joint venture partner...
Dollar shines on US economy, Aussie tumbles after employment data
Hundred dollar bills are seen in this photo illustraiton in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 21, 2022.Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto |...
It’s time we stopped talking down the UK economy
Yet all things are relative, and looking at the sweep of major advanced economies, never mind the challenger autocracies that...
Russia lifts rates to 12 percent to boost ruble – POLITICO
The Central Bank of Russia ratcheted up its key interest rates by a hefty 3.5 percentage points to 12 percent...
Russia expected to hike interest rates to curb ruble’s slide – POLITICO
Russia’s central bankers are expected to hike interest rates at an emergency meeting on Tuesday to respond to an accelerated...
Barclays increases savings rate as banks criticised for short-changing savers
The average one-year fixed rate bond on offer on Monday was 5.27pc, up from 5.26pc on Friday, and the average...
Don’t be fooled – America’s finances are just as perilous as Britain’s
There is every chance that whoever wins the next presidential election will take a similar attitude to the budget deficit...
