Inflation comes in below expectations at four per cent thanks to falling food prices February 14, 2024 Markets expect the Bank of England to start cutting interest rates in June with three rate cuts expected over the course of the year.
U-turn if you want to: Five financial policies Keir Starmer has scrapped as Labour leader February 14, 2024 City A.M. takes you through five other financial policies Keir Starmer has expressed a change of heart on since taking over his party.
The Debate: Do too many people go to university? February 14, 2024 Half Britain's youth go to university, but many end up in jobs which they're overqualified for and saddled with debt. So should less young people head off to uni?
Barclays set to unveil annual profit drop as restructuring costs offset higher interest income February 14, 2024 Barclays' annual profits are set to be dragged down by £825m in costs tied to a major restructuring as the bank prepares to reveal more details about the plan to shore up its balance sheet.
Hunt facing clash with the City as Treasury doubles down on share tax February 14, 2024 The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is facing a potential clash with the Square Mile in the coming weeks after the Treasury doubled down on an unpopular tax on share trading yesterday.
Labour must not falter in rooting out antisemitism from the party February 14, 2024 Keir Starmer is receiving brickbats for allowing a 48 hour period between the first of the comments emerging in the Mail on Sunday at the weekend and the second raft of objectionable verbiage before pulling his support.
Smile Makers: Changing the face of the female sexual wellness industry February 14, 2024 Smile Makers is on a mission to shake up conservative views on women’s sexual wellness, by making it more inclusive.
Could ETFs drive the market and signal the end of the bear run? February 14, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets These are the kind of days that make it fun to be in crypto. As Bitcoin shot through the $50,000 price level, the whole market followed suit. [...]
There’s a solution to dire public services: make our public sector more productive February 14, 2024 If productivity can be raised, more services can be provided to the public for any given level of spending, writes Paul Ormerod
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to open in the red amid global market rout February 14, 2024 Asian stocks fell in response to a Wall Street sell-off, while the U.S. dollar remained near three-month highs. Oil prices dropped, and Lyft shares retreated after a 60% surge. Investors are closely monitoring the UK CPI and Q4 euro area GDP.
