EP: 113 Kempton, Newcastle & Hong Kong February 25, 2022 With four graded races on the card, Kempton provides Saturday’s top quality action, whilst Newcastle stages the marathon Eider Handicap Chase on the same afternoon Trainer Harry Fry runs Phoenix Way at Kempton, hoping to give owner JP McManus another big Saturday winner and he joins us on today’s podcast City A.M. racing editor Bill [...]
Ukraine invasion: markets one step closer to “peak uncertainty” February 25, 2022 | City Talk We’re all shocked and saddened by events in Ukraine. Although we are talking here about the impact on markets, we acknowledge first and foremost that this is a human crisis with potentially awful consequences for millions of people. However, at times like this our clients expect us to stay level headed, which is what we’re [...]
The civil service has a job for you February 25, 2022 | Sponsored The pandemic has seen all of us think a bit more about what we want to do when restrictions drop. For many, that might be a chance of career to something more rewarding. For others at the start of their career, inspired by the way Britain came together to fight the virus, it’s a question [...]
To trust the free markets with our pensions, we need to know what we’re talking about February 25, 2022 Do you know how much is in your pension? And how much will need to be in there to give you the retirement? I’m prepared to bet that even some of the super-savvy readers of CityA.M. might answer “no” to at least one of those. If so, you’d be in good company. Most people don’t [...]
UK taxman issues warning to crypto criminals February 24, 2022 The UK’s tax authority has said criminals should be "worried" by its capabilities when it comes to combatting crypto fraud and tax evasion.
What’s behind value’s recent renaissance? February 24, 2022 | City Talk The debate over the value and growth investment styles has been intense in the opening weeks of this year. Value’s relative outperformance has been eye-catching, with the MSCI World Value index returning -1.3% in January compared to -9.3% for MSCI World Growth. In some ways though, this is just a continuation of last year’s oscillations [...]
Crypto markets slide as Russia invades Ukraine February 24, 2022 Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno The geopolitical uncertainty in the Ukraine continues to rattle global financial markets, with losses for all major cryptocurrencies this morning. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, was changing hands for about $34,722 at time of writing, down almost 9 per cent over the past 24 hours. [...]
London-listed Russian stocks plummet after Putin launches invasion of Ukraine February 24, 2022 Shares in major London-listed Russian firms plunged this morning after Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Boris Johnson threatened to “hobble” Russia with sanctions in retaliation.
German politicians rule out new gas contracts with Russia amid spiking gas prices February 24, 2022 German politicians rule out new gas contracts with Russia, following the country's invasion of Ukraine, with gas prices spiking amid supply fears.
British Gas owner Centrica reports jump in profit and calls for market shake-up February 24, 2022 Energy giant Centrica said it needs to see “significant change” to address underlying issues in the UK’s energy market today as it reported it had weathered the energy crisis so far, with a 112 per cent profits boost in 2021.