‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain
Labour’s ‘growth’ agenda already looks like a bad joke November 7, 2024 Well, that didn’t take long to unravel: the first Labour Budget for nearly 15 years, and the first ever by a female chancellor, saw the parallels with Kwasi Kwarteng’s infamous 2022 mini-Budget emerging within hours. The comparison was misguided, although the jittery reaction of financial investors and rise in government funding costs told its own [...]
Mark Kleinman: The world’s local bank just got more complex October 31, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles HSBC’s shake-up, CBI losing its voice and recruiting a watchdog referee The world’s local bank just got more complex If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Investors in HSBC Holdings would [...]
Mark Kleinman: Natwest’s long night’s journey into day is nearly over October 24, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles the end in sight for Natwest, Post Office drama and a nice Swiss role Natwest’s long night’s journey into day is nearly over At last, the end is sight. Sixteen long [...]
Mark Kleinman: Labour’s economic plan remains a £63bn question October 17, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles big questions for Labour, pragmatism in the City and the building-blocks of a takeover Labour’s economic plan remains a £63bn question So there we have it: £63bn. Not bad [...]
Mark Kleinman: Will Reeves step back from a Hallowe’en nightmare? October 10, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City AM column.
Mark Kleinman: Pay compass points towards a defiant City October 3, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles executive pay, Rightmove subs and firm YNAP window-shopping Pay compass points towards a defiant City Who says work doesn’t pay? That’s not been the case in the last [...]
Mark Kleinman: Post Office needs a boss who can read the room September 26, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City AM column.
Mark Kleinman: Black comeback would be a tall Telegraph tale September 19, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles splashy Telegraph stories, Legal & General’s spring cleaning and the tax hike fears Black comeback would be a tall Telegraph tale Hold the front page: do comebacks arrive any [...]
Mark Kleinman: Summit’s up with flagship Labour conference September 12, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Mark Kleinman: Concorde successor’s failure risks chain Reaction September 5, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles Reaction Engines, PRS REIT and EMK Capital Concorde successor’s failure risks chain Reaction What about this for an adverse Reaction? Two leading City fund managers – Artemis and Schroders [...]
