The City View: December 10: Gas prices and new restrictions December 13, 2021 In today’s episode Andy Silvester speaks to City A.M’s energy correspondent Nicholas Earl about the ongoing drama of gas price spikes – and how it links to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Avoidable errors have left Ukraine at the mercy of the Kremlin December 13, 2021 Cast your mind back to 2012 and the US Presidential election. Apart from the striking civility of political debate even a decade ago, what’s most memorable about the campaign is Barack Obama’s savage putdown to Mitt Romney’s foreign policy credo. “The 1980s called – it wants its foreign policy back,” said the President. Romney’s crime [...]
City’s dominance looks welcome sign of post-Brexit innovation December 8, 2021 If the capital is a golden goose, it is looking well-stuffed indeed ahead of Christmas. The latest numbers from TheCityUK on the scale of the UK’s financial services industry serve as a healthy reminder of just what a competitive advantage the industry gives both London and the UK more broadly. If anything, the most extraordinary [...]
The City View: December 7: Interest rates and the future of SSE December 7, 2021 In today’s episode, City A.M. editor Andy Silvester sits down with economics and markets correspondent Jack Barnett to read the runes on the latest economic data and what it might suggests about the Bank of England’s next move. Andy also looks at new house price numbers, trouble with activists at SSE and growing activity from [...]
The City View: December 6: Inflation, Labour’s pro-business push and flooding risks December 6, 2021 Today Andy Silvester looks at a warning from a top Bank of England rate-setter, news from the digital ads market, Chinese property firm Evergrande’s latest struggles against its debt burden and more news on the new Covid variant. Andy is also joined by Sascha O’Sullivan and Elena Siniscalco, who offer their views on politics, Keir’s [...]
Learn the right lessons from Australia’s barmy shutdown December 3, 2021 It is hard to say whether history will look warmly, or otherwise, on Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. When the virus first emerged, the country shut down – and shut down hard. It is only in recent weeks that even Aussies, of whom there are so many in London, were even able to contemplate [...]
Trafalgar Square tree can be a sign of a bright new West End future December 3, 2021 The lighting of the Christmas tree has been a cherished tradition in Trafalgar Square since 1947 – when that first Norwegian spruce was lowered into place, a token of thanks from the Norwegian people for the support Britain gave to the country after they suffered Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The lighting up [...]
Corporates should learn from an unlikely stand for democracy December 2, 2021 Tennis is not known for its raucous applause but perhaps some is in order for the bosses of the Women’s Tennis Association, who last night announced that they would not be hosting tournaments in China for the foreseeable future. The move is in response to ongoing concerns about the welfare of Chinese player Peng Shuai, [...]
The City View: December 1: Variant hopes, Seedrs deal and EY on sustainability December 1, 2021 On this episode of the City View podcast, City A.M. editor Andy Silvester looks at market reaction to news the Omicorn variant may not be as bad as first feared, two big tech deals and new OECD predictions. Andy is also joined by EY Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Varley, who tells us what the Big [...]
Smart regulations the path to a prosperous post-Brexit future December 1, 2021 So, it’s eeyore no more. Philip Hammond – rarely confused for a ray of sunshine during his time as Chancellor – is now taking a rather brighter view of at least one of London’s post-Brexit opportunities: as the global home of digital assets. Good for him. For much of his spell at No.11 he saw [...]
