By: Maisie Grice

Investment Reporter Maisie Grice is City AM’s investment reporter. She completed the Financial Time’s newsroom apprenticeship, working on specialist magazine Investors’ Chronicle and the UK news desk before joining FT Money as a personal finance reporter. She also worked as a regional news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, covering live events, crime and local politics.

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FTSE 100 Live: Natwest shares fall after deal; Political jitters in bond market

February 9, 2026

Good morning and welcome to the City AM liveblog. Markets will have a lot to catch up on this morning after the latest escalation in political dramas over the weekend. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff announced his exit from government amid mounting pressure over the appointment of Peter Mandelson to US ambassador. [...]
Ease restrictions to boost retail investment, says leading digital platform

February 9, 2026

The UK must do more to ease restrictions for retail investors, a director of a leading digital trading platform has said, after renewing calls for regulators, operators and policymakers to incentivise the use of innovative investment products. Speaking in an interview with City AM, Michael Healy, managing director, UK and Ireland at IG Group, noted [...]
Newly listed Smarter Web Company share price plummets amid Bitcoin fall

February 6, 2026

One of the London Stock Exchange’s newest members have suffered a staggering drop in its share price after becoming embroiled in the early morning Bitcoin plunge. The Smarter Web company, which listed on London’s main market just three days ago, suffered a 22.5 per cent drop in early morning trading to 31.25 pence. Since listing [...]
Bitcoin falls to lowest level as big tech sell-off intensifies

February 6, 2026

The price of Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years amid the sweeping tech sell-off and nomination of a ‘hawkish’ Fed chair. A single bitcoin is now roughly worth $64,657 (£47,657), the lowest level since October 2024, with the price plummeting 24 per cent since the start of the year. The price [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Starmer unease rattles markets; Big tech sell-off

February 6, 2026

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Speculation over Keir Starmer’s future has unleashed a fresh round of market unease as investors dumped the pound, UK equities and long-dated government bonds amid rising political uncertainty. The gulf in price between the UK’s short- and long-term debt – known as the yield curve – reached [...]
UK investors overpaying platform fees by hundreds of pounds

February 5, 2026

UK investors who fail to shop around are overpaying hundreds of pounds in platform fees leaving some missing out on compound gains. Over 50 per cent of UK investors are using the market’s 12 most expensive providers, with both active and passive investors shelling out hundreds in fees alone, according to the latest research from [...]
Bank of England Live: Interest rates held in narrow 5-4 call

February 5, 2026

Good morning and welcome to the City AM liveblog. The Bank of England’s monetary committee has decided to hold rates in its first meet of the year. Markets – and City AM‘s own Shadow MPC – had placed their bets on a hold as the Bank continues its gradual chop to the base rate. In [...]
Quality over quantity: UK M&A volume slips but deal value climbs

February 4, 2026

UK merger and acquisition deal value increased last year despite a fall in volumes as investors turned their focus to acquiring fewer, higher-quality assets. The total number of UK deals fell 12 per cent year on year to 2,991, down from 3,411 in 2024, according to the latest industry trends data from PwC. But overall [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Beazley seals $15bn Zurich deal, Santander in $12bn takeover

February 4, 2026

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Shares in Europe’s biggest data, publishing and legal software groups slumped on Tuesday after AI giant Anthropic unveiled a new tool aimed directly at in-house lawyers. The move rattled investors who had long viewed the sector as an AI winner. In London, Relx fell close [...]
New Years optimism wears off as economic expectations drop

February 4, 2026

New Year’s optimism is beginning to fall away with the number of people expecting the economy to improve this year falling at the start of February. According to the latest City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll of UK voters, the number of people expecting the economy to improve in the next 12 months has fallen by four [...]

World Cup sponsors could pay price if Infantino’s Fifa sell-off goes ahead

World Cup sponsors could pay price if Infantino’s Fifa sell-off goes ahead

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