Short of civil war markets have the measure of the Catalonian crisis October 25, 2017 | City Talk Spain’s political crisis could have sent European markets into freefall last week. Instead they brushed it off with a continental shrug of the shoulder. While most European markets trended lower when Madrid said it planned to reassert its authority over Catalonia and impose direct rule over the autonomous region on Thursday, the falls were by [...]
Trading Trump October 25, 2017 | City Talk In recent months President Trump has reportedly been “hell bent” on imposing huge tariffs on steel imports to bolster domestic industries, despite warnings that doing so may spark a global trade war. Treading delicately as is his custom, ‘the Donald’ has also threatened to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). Nafta does [...]
GDP, rate rises and Carney crying wolf October 25, 2017 | City Talk The ‘will they, won’t they’ speculation over whether the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will hike interest rates for the first time in a decade will hit fever pitch today if economic growth figures point to a strong summer of growth. For the best part of a month, the City has been trying to work out [...]
UK Brexit secretary David Davis says Parliament won’t vote on Brexit deal until after UK leaves EU October 25, 2017 Parliament will only vote to approve the Brexit deal after the UK has left the EU, Brexit secretary David Davis said today. He said the withdrawal settlement and a new trade agreement might be signed off at the same time, after the Brexit deadline. The Brexit secretary has been accused of trying to sideline Parliament’s [...]
Royal Mail boss Moya Greene to lead fresh talks in hope of breaking Christmas strike deadlock October 25, 2017 Royal Mail boss Moya Greene will lead talks with the firm’s main union in the hope of breaking the deadlock in a long-running industrial dispute that threatens a Christmas shutdown. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the postal giant have agreed on the appointment of a mediator to oversee seven weeks of talks. Professor Lynette [...]
Labour suspends MP for Sheffield Hallam Jared O’Mara October 25, 2017 Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam Jared O’Mara has been suspended from the party and the Whip has been withdrawn. The decision comes after the media reported mysogynist and homophobic comments O’Mara made online before he became an MP. Read more: Editor’s Notes: Work on a trade deal’s begun, even if the EU hasn’t noticed Women [...]
How do interest rates affect stockmarkets? October 25, 2017 The UK economy grew 0.4% in the third quarter of 2017, increasing the likelihood of an interest rate rise in November – the first in a decade. With stocks near record highs we look how interest rates affect the stock market. Ask yourself this – how much would someone have to give you in a [...]
Hublot x Sang Bleu: The £30,000 watch October 25, 2017 | City Talk From East London’s most pioneering tattoo studio and friend of Mr. Jean-Claude Biver, Sang Bleu have once again partnered with iconic watch label Hublot. Maxime Büchi, a.k.a. Sang Bleu uses his trademark intricate patterns and geometric style to create unorthodox watches for Hublot. Inspired by Leonardo Di Vinci’s Vitruvian Man in its accurate use of [...]
Why you need to know who Bucherer are October 25, 2017 | City Talk The Watch Gallery becomes Bucherer. I am delighted to bring our 130 year old brand to London. This city represents heritage like no other, yet at the same time it is at the centre of so many exciting new ideas that spread to the wider world. Jörg G Bucherer, owner and third generation of the [...]
The Bucherer blue editions: Your most exclusive timepiece October 25, 2017 | City Talk An exclusive collaboration with some of the world’s best watch manufacturers, Bucherer Blue Editions offers clients a distinctive selection of timepieces based on longstanding relationships bred from high expertise and a demand for something truly unique. With blue running as a central theme, this colour has long been an inspiration for artists – exhibiting inner [...]