By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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FTSE 100 index opens higher as oil price rebounds on production freeze as Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore share prices jump

February 16, 2016

The FTSE 100 index opened higher this morning after markets were encouraged by quantitative easing hints from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi yesterday, as well as the rebounding price of oil. The UK's blue chip index rose 0.93 per cent to 5,878 points, led higher by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore. "European markets picked up where [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron continues to meet officials in Brussels ahead of EU summit on Thursday

February 16, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron is attempting to woo officials on his EU reforms at the eleventh hour, ahead of tomorrow's crucial EU summit. Cameron is today set to meet a number of senior MEPs, as well as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, to discuss the negotiations. The Prime Minister and Juncker are likely to discuss the indexation [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: How Donald Trump broke all the rules and used social media and the internet to win New Hampshire primary

February 16, 2016

Donald Trump has broken new ground for a Republican presidential candidate. He’s been arguably racist. He’s implied that a TV presenter was only asking tough questions because she was menstruating. He’s attacked the conservative news network, Fox News – an almost sacrilegious stance for many Republicans. Perhaps most surprisingly of all, while several rival campaigns [...]
Anglo American results

February 16, 2016

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Chancellor George Osborne should remember that making savings is the only feasible option to balance the nation’s books

February 15, 2016

Whether or not George Osborne’s fiscal rules make sense, he’s stuck with them. His credibility hinges on whether or not the deficit is eliminated by 2019-20 and surpluses are recorded in “normal” times thereafter. At the last Autumn Statement doubts were cast over the “£27bn windfall” the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had forecast the chancellor [...]
EU referendum: Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis says UK will only vote to stay in the EU out of fear of the unknown

February 15, 2016

While he hopes it is not, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis fears that "we may be experiencing the European Union's disintegration". Writing in Quora, Varoufakis said that on a political level the disintegration of Europe is seen everywhere, citing the British referendum as one example. "At the political level, on multiple issues, the EU's disintegration is [...]
FTSE 100 index rallies after Asian markets as the share prices of Reckitt Benckiser and IAG rise

February 15, 2016

The FTSE 100 index shot higher today after a rally on most Asian stock markets, despite poor trade data coming out of China. The UK's blue-chip index rose 2.26 per cent to 5,836 points in early afternoon trading, led higher by Reckitt Benckiser and British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG). "No severe sell-off in Chinese markets after a [...]
EU referendum: HSBC’s Paris pledge reveals that Brexit poses a number of risks for the City, including the regulatory environment and access to the open market

February 15, 2016

The truth is, we don't know what it would mean for the City if the United Kingdom votes for Brexit. There are too many uncertainties. That's one reason why HSBC has said today that it could shift as many as 1,000 jobs from London to Paris if the UK leaves the EU. But the impact could be [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will have to quit by 2020, warns GMB leader Sir Paul Kenny

February 15, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn will have to resign as leader of the Labour party by the 2020 General Election as he is failing to provide a "credible alternative" to the Conservative party, a top union leader has warned. General secretary of the GMB Union Sir Paul Kenny said that Corbyn never actually "wanted to win" the leadership [...]
EU referendum: Former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond and Ukip leader Nigel Farage agree to debate

February 15, 2016

As the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU nears, leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage and former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond have agreed to go head to head in a debate. The former First Minister of Scotland said he would be "delighted" to take on Farage ahead of the [...]

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