On June 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC; together with the SEC, the Commissions) issued a joint request for comment (RFC) on “potential opportunities…
Read more →It would be a stretch to describe the £10bn-ish takeover of Intertek as a landmark event for the London stock market or the FTSE 100 index.
Read more →On June 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC; together with the SEC, the Commissions) issued a joint request for comment (RFC) on “potential opportunities…
Read more →Since its launch a decade ago, and throughout its journey to becoming one of the UK’s most successful internet startups, OnlyFans – which was valued at more than £3bn in April – has presented itself as a vehicle for con…
Read more →The only available video over the last 15 months of the official who really wields power in Donald Trump ’s Pentagon is a cartoon animation. Released in May on X by the US government, it shows a silver haired figure in …
Read more →A couple of years ago, Michel Barnier spent a weekend with Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley. It was not some ghoulish Brexit spin-off of The Traitors, but the result of the former EU negotiator’s wife, Isabelle, being a …
Read more →Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’
Read more →The Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook faced more than $1.3m in legal and security fees after coming under attack from the Trump administration, according to ethics disclosures that were filed on Wednesday.
Read more →The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below:
Read more →Cuba’s economy needs urgent changes to overcome a crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, the president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said in a speech to Communist party leaders.
Read more →David Roberts, Chair Andrew Bailey, Governor Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor – Financial Stability Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor - Monetary Policy Sir Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor – Markets & Banking Sam Woods, Dep…
Read more →The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on a proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program. The proposal would introduce requirements for…
Read more →Uncertainty over the impact of high energy prices has led policymakers at the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 3.75%.
Read more →Fewer than half of rail commuters in Great Britain think their train fare is value for money, a national passenger survey has found.
Read more →Sky News - Governor, you’ve held interest rates where they are when we’ve had some more positive news round inflation, oil prices are coming down. It feels like a rosier picture, but you're still pretty cautious? Govern…
Read more →The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75% for a fourth consecutive time, keeping them at the lowest level since February 2023.
Read more →The number of job vacancies has fallen to its lowest level for five years as businesses cut back on recruitment, according to the latest official figures.
Read more →Since 2020, the stock market has more than doubled. Americans who own substantial financial assets are reveling in economic success. For everyone else, the economy feels very different. This summer, the average family w…
Read more →At its meeting ending on 17 June 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Two members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%.
Read more →Nigel Farage has been trying to block a Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party.
Read more →The City watchdog has closed an investigation into the power generator Drax after an almost 10-month review into the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass station.
Read more →In 2024, the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna announced that it would cut hundreds of customer service roles and begin using an artificial intelligence chatbot instead. The move was expected to save the company millions…
Read more →Tesco’s UK sales growth has more than halved as it said the conflict in the Middle East had created “ongoing uncertainty for many households”.
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