By: Samuel Norman

Senior City Reporter Samuel is a Senior City Reporter covering banking and fintech as well as stories on capital markets and economics. He also leads on City AM's morning liveblog from 7am everyday. He has previously written for the Daily Mail and The i Paper and worked for Sky News as an election stringer. He enjoys writing in-depth analysis of major blue-chip firms and start-ups and also industry trends. He can be contacted at samuel.norman@cityam.com and posts on LinkedIn and X at x.com/samnormanwrites.

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Banks set to escape tax raid from Rachel Reeves after lobbying

November 6, 2025

Rachel Reeves is expected to avoid a cash grab on Britain’s banking titans in her forthcoming autumn Budget after the industry flagged concerns around international competitiveness. The Chancellor is understood to be hesitant on targeting the banks for a cash raid after a string of warnings from top industry chiefs on the impact on economic [...]
Bank of England Live: Bailey refuses to confirm if Budget influenced rates decision

November 6, 2025

Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Andrew Bailey has refused to confirm whether the upcoming Budget and Rachel Reeves’ recent comments influenced his decision on interest rates. The Bank of England has held interest rates at four per cent in its final decision before the Autumn Budget. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted [...]
Don’t penalise banks amid private credit jitters, Lloyds boss urges

November 5, 2025

The chef executive of Lloyds Banking Group has weighed in on the bubbling tension in the private credit market with a stark warning. In a session with the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee, Charlie Nunn said the UK needed to be “very careful not to make banks accountable for the risks of the [...]
Lloyds boss ‘concerned’ with motor finance impact on UK investability

November 5, 2025

The boss of Lloyds Banking Group told has lawmakers there was a “deeply important” investability issue in the financial watchdog’s proposed motor finance redress scheme. Charlie Nunn said, in a session with the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee on Wednesday, he was “concerned” about investability and sentiment towards the UK following the regulator’s redress. “Having a [...]
City watchdog extends motor finance consultation after backlash

November 5, 2025

The City watchdog has extended its consultation for its motor finance redress scheme following mounting backlash from lenders and consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it would push back the deadline – initially scheduled for 18 November – to 12 December at 5:00pm. The final criteria of the scheme is expected to be [...]
Vanquis warns of £7m motor finance hit if FCA does not change course

November 5, 2025

Vanquis Banking Group has warned it may be forced to hike provisions for the motor finance scandal to £7m if the financial watchdog does not switch lanes on its redress scheme. The specialist lender said it recognised a £3m provision in its third-quarter results, which follows the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pledging an industry-wide redress [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Wetherspoons boss’ Budget warning; M&S takes cyber hit

November 5, 2025

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. If you need a clear sign that there is an AI bubble, look no further. American tech stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a hedge fund manager famed for predicting the Global Financial Crisis revealed he had taken out a billion-dollar bet against some of the world’s [...]
Autumn Budget: Reeves must cure British ‘pessimism’ disease

November 5, 2025

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, City Reporter Samuel Norman sits down with top industry names for a Budget Briefing. This week, chief executive of Peel Hunt urges Reeves to use the Budget to start the cure for British pessimism. As Rachel Reeves ruminates over which tax prescription to write to fill her fiscal black hole, [...]
Pound sinks to seven-month low after Reeves spikes tax fears

November 4, 2025

The pound took a plunge this morning after Chancellor Rachel Reeves spooked the markets with a speech laying the groundwork for big tax hikes in her Autumn Budget. Sterling fell to its lowest since April against the dollar this morning at $1.30 – a 0.46 per cent loss today alone. The pound was also struggling [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Reeves faces MPs grilling, blue-chip stocks fall

November 4, 2025

Welcome back to City AM live blog, This morning, Rachel Reeves took to Downing Street to lay the grounds for the Autumn Budget. In a speech that raised eyebrows across the City, she attempted to offshore the blame for the country’s economic woes to the previous Conservative government. The Chancellor laid out the economic choices [...]

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