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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Chancellor on track to hit borrowing forecast

March 21, 2014

The UK's latest public finance figures have been released by the Office for National Statistics, and they show the government's financial position got better last month. Public sector net borrowing has come in at £7.5bn in February, less than was forecast. Economists' expectations ranged from £7.9bn to £8.5bn, following January's modest receipts of £6.8bn – which has [...]
What you need to know before the open

March 21, 2014

Despite a stronger finish yesterday, markets are expected to remain cautious today, still recovering from Janet Yellen’s surprise suggestions on Wednesday that interest rates could go up sooner than expected. Better than forecast weekly jobless claims and manufacturing activity in Philadelphia in March gave equities something of a boost yesterday. European markets will most likely [...]
EU adds more individuals to Crimea sanctions list

March 21, 2014

The EU has agreed to ramp up sanctions in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, imposing them on a further 12 individuals. The move follows President Barack Obama’s earlier confirmation that the US will be meting out further sanctions against Russia. The EU said it won’t accept the annexation now, or in [...]
City & Gild: Brands have no boundaries, or at least they shouldn’t have

March 21, 2014

Where does your brand start and stop? Does it have any boundaries? Are there any corners of your business where your brand can afford to put its feet up, take a break and let some other part of the business take up the slack? Your brand is the guiding light for all that you do [...]
Any Other Business – 21/03

March 21, 2014

THE BUDGET-related gags still hadn’t run out of steam when the Taxpayers’ Alliance held a briefing on Tufton Street yesterday. Lib Dem MP Jeremy Browne kicked things off: “We can go and celebrate, buy 350 beers get one free,” he chortled. Lord McFall wasn’t far behind though, likening the chancellor to game show legend Noel Edmonds. [...]
3 worrying signs the 3D printing industry is hitting the buffers

March 20, 2014

3D printing has been hailed as the catalyst for a new industrial revolution, but so far it’s failing to impress investors with its long term corporate potential – which could have catastrophic implications for its long term future. Here’s three things causing concern: 1. Short selling interest in the world’s five listed 3D printing companies [...]
Labour: Osborne’s undermining savings

March 20, 2014

Allowing pensioners to spend their savings as they wish, rather than automatically buying an annuity, will lead to more splurges in spending in early retirement rather than more saving, senior Labour figures warned today. Lord McFall pointed to forecasts showing higher tax receipts as a result of the changes, boosting the government finances but indicating [...]
George Osborne has been picking up bad habits

March 20, 2014

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has given its assessment on the chancellor's Budget. The think tank says that George Osborne has become increasingly reliant on short-term revenue raising wheezes to pay for permanent tax cuts and spending commitments. For example, the changes announced yesterday on the abolition of taxing pension pot withdrawals, and accelerated [...]
Airbnb plans funding round at $10bn valuation

March 20, 2014

Airbnb is in advanced talks to raise funds that’d value it at more than $10bn, reports the Wall Street Journal. The round would see the online property-rental marketplace valued above some of the largest hotel operators with whom it competes. Private equity firm TPG is in the running to lead it, said two people who [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 20, 2014

It seems investors haven’t quite recovered from Janet Yellen’s press conference yesterday. In it she hinted that US interest rates could begin rising sooner than expected. S&P 500 futures and US Treasury futures are both lower, in the wake of yesterday’s selloff. European bond markets are still taking a hit on the message, pushing up [...]

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