Snakes and Ladders: Who is moving jobs in the City this week? November 11, 2020 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Firms are continuing to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic as they vie to be in prime position to recover from the economic fallout of the crisis. Read more: Snakes [...]
‘Positive evidence’ on negative interest rates, says BoE policymaker Tenreyro November 11, 2020 Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said there was “positive evidence” that negative interest rates could help banks and the wider economy amid the downturn caused by Covid-19. “The positive evidence related to negative interest rate policy comes from Europe, where it has worked fairly well,” Tenreyro said in an interview with the Yorkshire Post. [...]
Brexit: UK-EU trade talks unlikely to yield breakthrough by this week’s deadline November 11, 2020 The UK and EU are reportedly not on track to hit this week’s deadline to seal a post-Brexit trade deal. Sources close to the negotiations told Reuters that talks are set to drag into next week, despite both sides’ commitment to “redouble” efforts, as disagreements on fisheries and state aid policy continues to prevent serious [...]
Oil prices continue rally as vaccine hope buoys traders November 11, 2020 Oil prices continued to surge today as the discovery of an effective vaccine for the coronavirus disease buoyed traders. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate rose around 3.5 per cent this morning, continuing a rally which has seen prices rise over 10 per cent since Monday. Global standard Brent crude is now trading around [...]
Small Caps: Resurrection November 11, 2020 Volatility resurgence? Despite the recent shift in focus on the positive news relating to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, macro driven volatility may yet resurface. The latest reports indicate that US President Donald Trump’s campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court, seeking to block state officials from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in [...]
Guinness recalls non-alcoholic stout over safety concerns November 11, 2020 Guinness has urged customers not to drink its new non-alcoholic stout due to a microbiological contamination. The brand, which is owned by drinks giant Diageo, recalled its Guinness 0.0, saying the product may not be safe to consume. Guinness’ alcoholic stout is not affected by the contamination issue. It told customers to return the non-alcoholic [...]
MPs launch inquiry into future of UK music festivals November 11, 2020 MPs have launched an inquiry into how to ensure the survival of UK music festivals after the sector was decimated by the outbreak of coronavirus. The vast majority of festivals, including Glastonbury, British Summer Time and Parklife, were cancelled this summer due to the pandemic, with revenues down an estimated 90 per cent. The inquiry, [...]
Ministers to block foreign takeovers of UK firms under new law November 11, 2020 The government will today unveil legislation which will enable ministers to intervene and block firms in hostile states from taking over UK companies. Under the National Security and Investment Bill, it will be mandatory for deals involving firms in 17 sectors deemed of strategic importance to be notified to officials. In addition, the government will [...]
TP ICAP to hold annual City trading Charity Day despite 2020 disruption November 11, 2020 Broker TP ICAP’s Charity Day has become an annual City tradition – and City A.M. can confirm it will run again despite this strange year. Celebrities join brokers to close out deals, with all the revenues and commission generated that day donated to a variety of worthy causes. Whilst this year will see a pivot [...]
Rolls-Royce: Mini nuclear reactors to power 6,000 new jobs by 2025 November 11, 2020 Rolls-Royce has said that a government commitment to plans to develop mini nuclear reactors will create 6,000 jobs within the next five years. The engine maker is leading a consortium of companies in designing and building a fleet of 16 such reactors to be deployed across the country. The blue-chip firm said that with 80 [...]
