BankingMortgages fall on hopes of summer rate cutsMay 16, 202416Andrew Bailey, the Governor, said he was “optimistic that things are moving in the right direction” although he would need...
InvestingBill Ackman is rewarding his investors after finding fame as anti-woke and pro-IsraelMay 15, 202414Nevertheless, it is no coincidence that Pershing Square ranked among the most heavily bought investment companies on leading UK share-dealing...
FundsHunt’s ‘Buy British’ stock market push risks hurting investors, warns BlackrockMay 15, 202414Jeremy Hunt’s push to get more pension funds to “buy British” risks going too far and leaving retirees worse off, the...
FundsTitanic shipyard at risk of closure as Hunt withholds fundsMay 15, 202410Mr Shapps has already held discussions about Harland & Wolff’s future with Jeremy Hunt, Britain’s Chancellor, amid a row between...
InvestingUK pharma giants pledge £430m investment in France after Macron charm offensiveMay 13, 202420President Macron’s investments were unveiled as part of the “Choose France” investment summit held at the Palace of Versailles yesterday.More...
MortgagesBanks ‘irresponsibly lending’ as buyers face emptying pensions to pay off mortgageMay 13, 202423Lord Tyrie, former chair of the Competitions and Markets Authority and the Treasury Select Committee, said homeowners taking out ultra-long...
FundsTaxpayer funds Phd in ‘how gardens can cultivate queer anti-racist communities’May 10, 202417Matt Goodwin, an author and professor of politics, said: “This is what happens when universities lean strongly to the Left.“For...
BankingSoaring immigration is fuelling Britain’s housing crisis, says Bank’s chief economistMay 9, 202418High levels of immigration are fuelling Britain’s housing crisis, according to the Bank of England’s chief economist, who blamed skyrocketing...
MortgagesCan anything stop Britain’s bonkers housing market?May 9, 202421For Simon Rubinsohn, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the crucial difference between historic house price crashes and the...
BankingThe charts that point to a summer interest rate cutMay 9, 202416Falling gas and electricity bills are the main driver, with a 12pc drop in the energy price cap that is...