Davos: Economic war is the ‘biggest global risk’ Economics Trade wars and economic disputes between global powers are the biggest risk to the world over the next two years, business leaders, academics and government officials have said in a report ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Davos meeting. Nearly a fifth of respondents in a survey (18 per cent) by the World Economic Forum [...]
Jamie Dimon warns markets are under-estimating global risks Banking The boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned global markets not to underestimate current risks, as the US banking giant hiked its provisions for bad loans. The world’s most influential banker said that whilst the US economy had remained “resilient” and consumer and business trends were “generally healthy,” ongoing risks persisted. “Markets seem to under-appreciate [...]
Investec added to Snow Polo World Cup sponsorship stable Sport Business International bank Investec has been added to the sponsorship stable of the Snow Polo World Cup, the City stalwart has announced. The Gresham Street-based Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group were announced as a new team sponsor alongside Standing Rock, having been involved in the 2025 edition. The St. Moritz snow polo event [...]
‘Corporate purpose? It went too far’, says man behind Britain’s Davos March 25, 2025 John O’Brien founded Anthropy – an annual gathering of corporate and political luminaries dubbed ‘Britain’s Davos’ – to help the UK ‘build back better’ from the pandemic. On the eve of its third instalment in the Eden Project’s greenery, Ali Lyon asks the ex-army captain, “Has it failed?” It is October 2022, and a group [...]
Is this the age of the unfiltered CEO? January 29, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg’s recent conversation with podcaster Joe Rogan stays in my mind for a number of reasons. The idea of the world’s Nerd-in-Chief stripping off and shooting pigs with a bow and arrow was one of the more bizarre images to emerge from the chat, along with his slightly cringeworthy enthusiasm for fighting other men [...]
Dispatch from Davos 2025: Did Reeves impress? January 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves promised to "sell Britain" at Davos 2025, but did she succeed? Comms afficionado Zaki Cooper reports from the Swiss Alps.
Trump tells businesses to make products in the US or pay the price January 23, 2025 Donald Trump has told businesses they should make their products in the US, or face paying tariffs, while speaking at Davos. President Trump addressed the World Economic Forum at the Swiss ski resort this afternoon, and used his speech to emphasise his message to business. It comes after he threatened to double tax rates for [...]
Davos: Donald Trump to address World Economic Forum January 23, 2025 Donald Trump is set to address the World Economic Forum in Davos in his first major global speech to world leaders and business people. The newly-reinaugurated US President will remotely address the economic conference at the ski resort in Switzerland at 4 pm UK time on Thursday. It’s unknown what Trump will discuss in his [...]
Report reveals ‘staggering’ costs of economic fragmentation January 23, 2025 The hit would largely come through lower trade, reduced capital flows and lost economic efficiencies.
The Capitalist: Davos, Prince Harry and the City’s unstoppable salad cult January 23, 2025 Dispatches from Davos, Prince Harry's settlement and the salad's unstoppable conquest on the City: catch up on the latest City gossip.