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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Russian markets are jumping as fears of sanctions fade

March 25, 2014

Russia’s rouble has gained 1.4 per cent against the dollar today – its second-largest gain this year and the most among emerging markets today. That, in the midst of the ongoing Ukraine crisis, and the threat of more sanctions from the West. The currency's now risen 2.7 per cent versus the dollar since its lowest [...]
UK house prices see biggest jump since summer 2010

March 25, 2014

House prices rose 6.8 per cent compared with a year earlier – the biggest increase since August 2010 – and up from 5.5 per cent in December, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. A Bloomberg poll revealed analysts expected a rise of 6.6 per cent. London led the increase, with prices up [...]
Siemens is “committed” to renewable energies, says boss

March 25, 2014

Siemens' chief executive, Roland Aurich, has said that the UK’s pledge to produce 30 per cent of UK energy from renewable sources by 2020 has given certainty to how the company “goes forward” with investments. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, Aurich said we “need to make sure we combat climate change”. Siemens is going [...]
RSA shares fall after insurer prices £773m rights issue

March 25, 2014

RSA’s said this morning that a rights issue, designed to help it move on from the scandal relating to its Irish business, will see it raise £773m, in line with expectations of £775m. The insurer’s now headed up by Stephen Hester (pictured), ex-chief executive of RBS. He commented: Following a comprehensive review of the options [...]
Wolseley shares gain despite European trading hit

March 25, 2014

Wolseley, the world’s largest plumbing supplies group, has said strong trading in the UK and US lifted its profit – though it saw more challenging conditions in Continental Europe. Profit before tax came in at £316m in the half year ended in January – up 63.7 per cent on a year earlier. Trading profit rose [...]
What you need to know before the open

March 25, 2014

European bourses are expected to see a positive start this morning, although trading’s still choppy as geopolitical tensions continue. Speculation on further stimulus from China has been growing, which seems to have boosted sentiment. On the other hand, this could be misplaced – the government’s determined to trim recklessness in the banking system, so added [...]
Lloyds faces fresh PPI accusations

March 25, 2014

Lloyds Banking Group is facing new claims from the BBC that it cut the compensation it pays to PPI claimants. An investigation by the latter has suggested the lender has been making legal reductions on payouts to those mis-sold the insurance product. Update: Lloyds has responded to the claims, saying the numbers provided to the [...]
Why Barclays thinks European investors are missing out to US peers

March 24, 2014

At the moment, European equities are, as a whole, pretty cheap. And what’s more, those with higher leverage are even cheaper. That’s according to Barclays, whose note today, “Learning to live with leverage”, details why it thinks European equity investors are still underestimating the impact of improved fixed income markets. The bank thinks there’s a [...]
Malaysian PM says plane was lost in Indian Ocean

March 24, 2014

Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has said the the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean, ruling out anyone surviving the flight. The families of those on the plane received a text message from the airline, according to a CNBC producer who saw a copy of it. The plane disappeared [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 24, 2014

US stock futures have crept higher today, on speculation that the continuing weak Chinese data – this time in the form of manufacturing numbers – will prompt the government to introduce further stimulus to help deal with the slowdown. Friday saw the S&P 500 hit an intraday record, though it closed lower. European markets are [...]

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