Why Mortgages, Interest Rates and House Prices Are a Hot UK Election Issue
With Britain expecting a general election later this year, the ruling Conservatives and Labour opposition are drawing up rival plans...
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NATO is worth investing in – POLITICO
One senior European diplomat said "we are trying to engage as many Republicans as possible and people around" Trump to...
UK: The FCA, Bank of England and PRA issue their strategic approach to regulating AI in response to the government’s AI White Paper
The UK’s financial regulators have responded to the government’s White Paper on its approach to regulating the use of artificial...
Bank of England’s Ramsden More Confident UK Inflation Risks Are Ebbing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said on Friday that the risk of British inflation getting stuck too high had receded and it might prove weaker than the BoE's most recent forecasts.Ramsden, who has voted recently to keep interest rates at their highest since 2008, said inflation could remain around the BoE's 2% target for the next three years - rather than rise higher later this year as the central bank forecast in February."Over the last few months I have become more confident in the evidence that...
Why are artists dropping out of The Great Escape music festival – and how is Barclays bank involved?
Half of the line-up of one of the UK's best festivals has signed a statement demanding The Great Escape drop...
Fintech Takes Pole Position Again As U.K. Startup Funding “Stabilizes”
Simon Bumfrey sees encouraging signs after a difficult summer in 2023Copyright CHARLOTTE FIORITO @COMPASSPHOTOGS Is the United Kingdom’s startup investment...
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans hit by UK ticket scams: Lloyds Bank
LONDON — Thousands of fans of pop megastar Taylor Swift have been hit by a wave of concert ticket scams ahead of...
Londongrad forever? Why the UK may never seize Russian assets – POLITICO
LONDON ― In politics, reality rarely matches rhetoric. And the reality is Britain will probably never seize Russia’s money. Plenty...
EU hints at relaxing parts of global bank rules in face of US delays – POLITICO
The standards, known as "Basel Endgame" in the U.S., update rules drawn up after the 2007-8 financial crisis, and aim...
Russia’s friends beg EU to leave frozen assets alone – POLITICO
There are fears that these litigations might expand beyond Russia. Moscow might push friendly jurisdictions such as China and Saudi...
