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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Gross new lending hits record high as Help to Buy kicks in

September 10, 2013

Figures published today by the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show new high for gross new lending and interest rates on gross new lending for the second quarter, since the start of the series in 2007. Mortgage lenders and administrator statistics show record levels; at 1.6 percentage points higher than [...]
Italy left behind as second quarter contraction exceeds estimates

September 10, 2013

Revisions to Italian GDP have seen the economy shrink faster than expected, decreasing by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter. Italy is continuing to feel the effects of a two-year long recession, now lasting eight quarters. Analysts expected no change from the flash estimate put out on the 6th August which predicted a 0.2 per [...]
Surprise contraction for French industrial output in July

September 10, 2013

Disappointing figures from France this morning as industrial output shrinks from July. Analysts have been hoping for the sector to return to growth. A decrease of -0.6 per cent from July's figure of -1.4 per cent failed to hit market predictions of a 0.6 per cent increase. July saw a significant slump in the [...]
Before the open: FTSE expected up following Chinese strengthening

September 10, 2013

Given stronger data in from China this morning, investors are expecting London's leading index to move higher at the open. Industrial production and retail sales came in higher than analysts anticipated. European opening calls: FTSE +22, DAX +34, CAC +13 — Carolin Roth (@CarolinCNBC) September 10, 2013 $ little weaker, equities set to be stronger [...]
FCA to study cash savings as part of programme on competition across financial services markets

September 9, 2013

Regulators have today announced plans to carry out a market study to assess whether competition is in the interests of consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will focus on cash savings accounts, and how frequently the 80% of adults in the UK with such accounts switch between providers. The FCA comments: The cash savings study [...]

Globalisation obituaries ‘hopelessly premature’

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