By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Funding for Lending use triples but businesses see much less than households

December 2, 2013

Use of the Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) tripled in the third quarter. Net lending jumped to £5.8bn, against £1.6bn in the second quarter – the biggest quarterly net lending flow since the scheme was introduced last summer. The Bank's latest data show that 21 banks and building societies took out £5.5bn [...]
HS2 could be latest UK project to see Chinese investment

December 2, 2013

HS2 could see funding from China, it's emerged, as Li Keqiang made a surprise announcement whilst holding a joint news conference with David Cameron in Beijing. The Chinese premier said that the two countries have reached agreement when it comes to co-operating on nuclear power, too. “The two sides have agreed to push for a [...]
E.ON warns that rising wholesale prices lie out of its and the government’s control

December 2, 2013

Energy company E.ON has said this morning that it won't be raising its prices over the next 18 months, provided wholesale prices and network costs don't go up. It stressed, however, that prices and costs "may rise", and pointed out that neither it nor the government can control them. In a statement today, [...]
How today’s price cuts stack up with winter energy rises

December 2, 2013

A bevy of figures has been announced this morning as the energy firms respond to the government's pledge to cut green levies, in a bid to ease the impact of energy bill hikes. The move comes as part of a package of measures announced over the weekend. It also follows the coalition denial that it had [...]
EDF pledges price freeze for 2014

December 2, 2013

EDF Energy was the first energy firm to announce a price freeze yesterday, with fellow Big Six firms British Gas, SSE and Npower announcing cuts this morning. The pledges come in response to the government's commitment to waive the cost of some green levies, which are currently paid for through energy bills. EDF said it doesn't [...]
British Gas to cut average bill by £53 on back of government energy changes

December 2, 2013

British Gas has confirmed that it'll cut its average dual fuel bill by £53 from 1 January. The energy supplier is reducing its household gas and electricity prices by an average of 3.2 per cent, equivalent to £41 off an average annual bill, and up to £53 with the £12 Warm Home Discount scheme rebate. [...]
Npower to freeze new prices until spring 2015

December 2, 2013

UK energy supplier Npower says it will freeze its prices until spring 2015, unless wholesale costs increase. Chief executive officer Paul Massara said: "We don’t plan to increase energy prices before Spring 2015, unless there are increases in wholesale energy costs or network charges." The company introduced a planned price rise of 10.4 per cent [...]
What you need to know before the open – 02/12

December 2, 2013

It's a big week for the UK, with manufacturing, construction and services PMIs for November and, of course, the chancellor's Autumn Statement on Thursday. US markets continue to go from strength to strength, with the S&P 500 hit another record high on Friday. Busyness on the macroeconomic front will be seen more widely, too, [...]
Any other business – 02/12

December 1, 2013

GEORGE Osborne might have bitten off more than he can chew ahead of Thursday’s autumn statement. The chancellor tweeted a picture of a new family member – a puppy called Lola, later tweeting, “Some early issues with toilet training … but we don't care. We love her.” So does The Capitalist, George.
Regulator letter warns banks in wake of RBS allegations

November 29, 2013

City watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FCA) has said that reports earlier this week on the lending practices of RBS have prompted it to write "to all other relevant banks seeking confirmation that they are satisfied they do not engage in any of the poor practices alleged in the reports." Allegations that RBS made a [...]

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