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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The controversial migration report’s been published. Here’s what you need to know

March 6, 2014

The politically contentious report into the impact of migration on UK employment by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was released today. The authors have been incredibly cautious to avoid stepping on any politician’s toes – it seems to come down on the pro-migration side, as far as UK political debate goes. The report [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 6, 2014

US stocks futures suggest a muted open for US markets, as investors digest some of the data and announcement we’ve had today. Initial jobless claims for last week beat expectations, with 323,000 people signing up for unemployment benefits, down from 349,000 a week earlier. Continuing jobless claims are at 2.907m, from 2.915m. Nonfarm productivity missed [...]
Eurozone inflation will hit 1.7pc in 2016 says ECB

March 6, 2014

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has confirmed he sees rates at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, but has opted to do nothing when it comes to taking action. The bank revealed this afternoon that it expects annualised inflation to hit 1.5 per cent in 2016, and 1.7 per cent [...]
European Central Bank holds rates

March 6, 2014

Today's second central bank decision and the European Central Bank has opted to leave its key interest rate unchanged, at 0.25 per cent. All other rates have been held, too. Capital Economics has called the outcome a "disappointment". Like numerous others, the research group was hoping Mario Draghi's dovish comments would lead to some action, [...]
Oxfam former anti-fraud chief admits £65,000 scam

March 6, 2014

Edward McKenzie-Green, a 34-year old ex-anti-fraud boss for Oxfam has today pleaded guilty to making £64,612.58 in payments from Oxfam to fictitious firms between February and December 2011. A charge against his father, Edward Green, for allegedly aiding him to launder over £35,000 was dropped. McKenzie-Green worked in the aid organisation’s counter-fraud department. The case [...]
Torrance handed key Ryder Cup role

March 6, 2014

Former Ryder Cup-winning skipper and City A.M. columnist Sam Torrance has been named one of Europe’s vice-captains for this year’s contest against the United States at Gleneagles. Europe captain Paul McGinley – part of Torrance’s victorious team at the Belfry in 2002 – has also asked his fellow Irishman Des Smyth to assist him in defending [...]
Why the ECB’s rate decision has one analyst singing Simon and Garfunkel

March 6, 2014

We’ve got the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision being announced at 12.45, and for Kit Juckes of Societe Generale, Simon and Garfunkel’s 1968 song The Boxer gives a neat summation of what we will – or won’t – hear this afternoon. I can only apologise for the Paul Simon thing this morning, which is [...]
FCA confirms new rules for crowdfunding

March 6, 2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed new rules for crowdfunding which, it says, will help protect consumers. Its aim is to give people more access to “fair, clear information” when using loan-based or securities-based crowd funding platforms. £28m was raised through crowdfunding last year – a 600 per cent increase from 2012. The FCA [...]
John Lewis slims down bonuses to 15pc as pension costs rise

March 6, 2014

John Lewis and Waitrose staff will get bonuses worth 15 per cent of their salaries today – from a bonus pool of £202.5m – after getting 17 per cent last year. 2013’s bonus is equivalent to around eight weeks’ pay. The partnership spent more on servicing its pension fund last year, with the deficit increasing [...]
UK car buyers ease off the gas in February

March 6, 2014

The number of Brits buying new cars is still growing solidly, with new car registrations hitting a two-year growth milestone in February, up three per cent to 68,736. But February's a traditionally quiet month for sales, ahead of the March registration plate change, and numbers moderated significantly from January's 7.6 per cent increase – and [...]

Oil prices could race past $150 as ceasefire in ‘difficult phase’

Fury: The real fight is not in the ring or ad spend, but brand alignment

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