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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EU referendum: Another row erupts between Out campaign groups Vote Leave and Leave.EU as Labour MP Kate Hoey stands down

February 5, 2016

An open fight between two rival groups campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union has erupted, potentially just months before the EU referendum is held. Labour MP Kate Hoey, who is a member of Labour Leave, has quit Vote Leave, but will continue to support Grassroots Out, another Out campaign group. Labour Leave will [...]
FTSE 100 index opens ahead of US jobs data as miners’ share prices continue to rise

February 5, 2016

The FTSE 100 index opened higher this morning ahead of the publication of US jobs data, which investors will be eyeing for signs of when the Federal Reserve will next raise interest rates. The UK's blue-chip index was 0.52 per cent up at 5,931 points in mid-morning trading, as miners recouped losses made when the market [...]
EU referendum: The draft EU deal has given the Leave campaign a boost as Prime Minister David Cameron heads to Poland to continue negotiations

February 5, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron's draft EU deal has given a boost to the Out campaign ahead of the referendum, a new poll has found. Read more: Rees-Mogg on the PM, the EU and gruel A poll by YouGov conducted in the immediate aftermath of Cameron's EU deal has found Leave is now leading with 45 per cent [...]
EU referendum: Why as a supporter of Brexit, I’m waiting for Prime Minister David Cameron’s own Hugh Grant Love Actually moment

February 5, 2016

Watching our Prime Minister David Cameron negotiate with an institution that fundamentally doesn’t believe it’s heading in the wrong direction has been difficult. I for one, even as a solid supporter of Brexit, admire the Prime Minister for attempting to get a deal for Britain. He promised an In/Out referendum on Europe and he’s delivered it. [...]
BG Group scraps final dividend as earnings take a pounding from low oil prices ahead of Shell merger

February 5, 2016

As with BP and Shell, BG Group's results were heavily affected by lower commodity prices, with earnings sharply down. The figures BG Group reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for 2015 of $5.63bn (£3.87bn), down 39 per cent on the year before. Meanwhile, earnings before interest and tax took an even harder hit, down [...]
EU referendum: Scottish voters in favour of staying in EU but gap narrowing, according to new poll

February 4, 2016

Scottish voters remain in favour of staying in the European Union – but the gap is narrowing according to a new poll. The first TNS poll of 2016 found that 44 per cent of voters would opt to remain a member of the EU, while 21 per cent would vote to leave. In May last year, [...]
European Commission: “New challenges” for European economy in 2016 including China, emerging markets and geopolitical tension

February 4, 2016

Much of the world economy is grappling with huge challenges which are increasing risks to European growth, the European Commission has said. In a report titled "Winter 2016 Economic Forecast: Weathering new challenges", the European Commission said the European economy is entering its fourth year of recovery, but that the risk growth could turn out worse than [...]
EU students fill gaps at UK universities as home applications fall

February 4, 2016

There is a rising number of EU students applying to spots at UK universities, while the number of home applications is falling, new figures have revealed. Statistics published by Ucas, the university admissions service, show 45,220 EU students applied for a place at a UK university starting this autumn, up six per cent on the number that [...]
FTSE 100 index opens up as oil prices surge lifting oil companies and miners including Anglo American and Glencore ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate decision

February 4, 2016

The FTSE 100 index opened up this morning as markets priced out a further interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve this year, in turn causing the dollar to slide and the price of oil to rally. The UK's blue chip index rose 1.46 per cent to 5,924 points ahead of the Bank of England's latest [...]
Royal Dutch Shell’s share price jumps despite reporting full year earnings 80 per cent down as it confirms it will cut 10,000 jobs

February 4, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell is hurting like everybody else, with falling oil prices causing an 80 per cent decline in its full year earnings – but the company's share price jumped 3.44 per cent in early morning trading. The figures Royal Dutch Shell reported full year earnings on a current costs of supplies basis of $3.8bn (£2.61bn), compared with $19bn [...]

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