Boris Johnson signals support for slashing tariffs on Australian food exports in trade deal May 19, 2021 Boris Johnson has indicated he is in favour of signing a UK-Australia trade deal that opens up the country to zero-tariff Australian meat exports. Johnson said today at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that a potential trade deal is “a massive opportunity for Scotland and for the whole of the UK” and that opponents of the [...]
Olympic chief Bach promises ‘safe’ Tokyo 2020 as record Covid-19 deaths in Japan fuel opposition to the Games May 19, 2021 Olympic chiefs have attempted to calm an increasingly fretful Japanese public that the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games can take place safely this summer. Covid-19 deaths and serious cases continue to reach new daily highs in Japan, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday. Tokyo and Osaka remain in a state of emergency, while the latest [...]
Good score: Experian posts £1.18bn profit despite ‘external shocks’ May 19, 2021 Good score: Experian posts £1.18bn profit despite 'external shocks'
Senior Credit Suisse bankers flee to Barclays, Goldman and Citi after Archegos disaster May 19, 2021 About a dozen managing directors at Credit Suisse have recently left the banking giant or are in the process of doing so, with most of them poached by rivals including Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Citibank. Moreover, a range of senior bankers are expected to announce their departure in the coming weeks, with several others also [...]
Sam Torrance: History and form point to Rory McIlroy as US PGA Championship returns to demanding but exciting Kiawah Island May 18, 2021 The US PGA Championship doesn’t need any extra spice but the return to form of Rory McIlroy has provided it anyway. McIlroy won this tournament by eight shots the last time it was held at this week’s venue, Kiawah Island, in 2012. So, having ended an 18-month drought with victory at the Wells Fargo Championship [...]
City regulator aims to shut down scam sites in first 24 hours online May 18, 2021 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is beefing up its monitoring of financial scams on the internet by making use of a “dragnet” approach to capture suspicious advertising in the first 24 hours it is online. The watchdog is also now updating its ‘warning list’ on a daily basis, which is designed to persuade consumers not [...]
Uncertain times, strong performance May 18, 2021 | Sponsored Watch Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust, in the Trust TV studio as he looks back on an extraordinary year for global markets and discusses the particular challenges he faced. Alex will also outline his views on the optimal global asset allocation, the outlook for dividends in 2021 and beyond, his approach [...]
London unlocks: Lord Mayor toasts return of City hospitality May 17, 2021 The Lord Mayor of the City of London undertook a whistle stop tour of the Square Mile’s reopening hospitality venues this afternoon as London began to unlock. Pubs and restaurants were both able to serve customers inside today for the first time since mid-December. Amongst the Mayor William Russell’s visits were M Restaurant on Threadneedle [...]
Evening Read: The Great Reopening is well under way May 17, 2021 As Reopening Day is slowly maturing, Monday the 17th of May will most likely go down in pandemic history as a day full of positive post-lockdown news, and very mixed weather. From today, people in England can meet outdoors in groups of up to 30, and indoors in groups of six, or two households, with [...]
Green List: Get Viking fit the Icelandic way on the troll peninsula May 17, 2021 I slip away from breakfast early. Outside, the Icelandic sky is still dark, tiny clustered constellations gleaming like antique diamond brooches. I head downstairs, through the womb-like cavern of the spa and slide open the floor-to-ceiling glass door. The breeze needles my cheeks as I ease down into the warmth of the geothermal pool. Steam [...]