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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Britain to be fastest growing economy in G7 this year

April 8, 2014

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upped its forecast for UK growth this year to 2.9 per cent. In January, it predicted GDP would rise 2.5 per cent, but stable inflation and lower unemployment are helping Britain stay on course for its strongest growth since 2007, it says. The figure puts Britain ahead of the [...]
What you need to know before the US open

April 8, 2014

US stocks futures suggest a lower open for markets today, following the sharp sell-off seen yesterday and other global equities trading in the red today. The S&P 500 has been in negative territory for three days in a row; today would be the fourth. It’s also the start of earnings season in the US, with [...]
The apps bringing you perfect craft beer

April 8, 2014

A bevy of apps are entering the market, and they’re designed to help ale aficionados seek out their ideal suds. Craft beer is rapidly growing in popularity. In 2012, 415m pints of independently-brewed beer were consumed in the UK – up from 22.3m. That figure comes from the Society of Independent Brewers who, after 21 [...]
Banks slow pace of swaps mis-selling compensation

April 8, 2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out its latest figures on its interest rate hedging products redress scheme. Last month, a total of £598.4m had been paid of by the UK’s four largest banks to small businesses to which they mis-sold the complex products. In the month, £116.4m was paid out, down from £175m [...]
What you need to know before the open

April 8, 2014

A lower open for European markets this morning, as they continue the sell-off seen yesterday. With first quarter earnings season beginning in the US, stocks have seen some sharp declines. Although some European companies have been affected, markets will remain safely above their recent range lows. Having said that, ongoing tension over Ukraine remains in [...]
Bob Diamond hires Barclays chief to head up Atlas Mara

April 8, 2014

Former Barclays chief Bob Diamond has pilfered one of its senior bankers to run his new African banking venture, Atlas Mara, reports the FT. John Vitalo has been appointed chief executive of Atlas Mara. The ex-US marine has been chief executive of Barclays’ Middle East and North African operations for five years. Diamond has expressed [...]
Why don’t Britons identify with Canadians?

April 7, 2014

There's some pretty predictable stuff in Ipsos Mori’s new poll on how Britons are becoming less nationalistic, but feel a greater sense of connection on a local and global level. Social media, easy travel and sharing networks (to name but a few) mean that, on the one hand, people feel closer to those immediately around them, but [...]
What you need to know before the US open

April 7, 2014

Last week was rounded off with a late selloff on US markets, following the latest, and disappointing, jobs report. Fed chair Janet Yellen has been trying to persuade investors that the central bank intends to keep interest rates low, taking into account a jobs market that’s “not back to normal health”. Be that as it may, [...]
Pope gives Vatican bank changes his blessing

April 7, 2014

Pope Francis has approved recommendations on the future of the Vatican bank, saying the scandal-hit lender will stay open. The See of Rome has put out a statement disclosing that the Holy Father has said yes to a proposal on the future of the Works of Religion (IOR), as the bank's formally known. The proposal will [...]
Why can’t you get a good burger in London any more?

April 7, 2014

There’s something very destructive and subversive currently sweeping its way through London – the death of the good burger. For any true connoisseur, there is nothing like biting into a nice, juicy beef burger, but it seems restaurants are now doing their utmost to stop this. Numerous eateries across London, including Bread Street Kitchen, Brasserie [...]

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