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Crypto Summit LIVE: Updates from the heart of the City September 30, 2021 Day 2 Yesterday, we were treated to keynote talks from Lord Chris Homes MBE, member of the House of Lords, Marcus Hughes of Coinbase and Alderman William Russell, Lord Mayor of The City of London and more! The day was topped off with an awards ceremony held at St Leonardo’s hotel in London. Closing thoughts [...]
Natwest chairman Sir Howard Davies on the ‘pandexit’ to China, levelling-up and crypto September 30, 2021 Sir Howard Davies is as near as the UK gets to the continental ideal of a polymath who is equally at home in the worlds of arts, industry, finance and politics. While currently serving as the chairman of banking giant Natwest, he is a former director of the LSE, a professor at Sciences Po in [...]
Central bank chiefs warn inflation shock will persist September 30, 2021 The cream of the central banking crop collectively warned yesterday shortages plaguing rich nations pose a threat to their economic recovery and are unlikely to end anytime soon. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve and Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) said [...]
Small businesses will bear the burden of climate costs and reap few rewards September 30, 2021 Climate is Covid on steroids, so says Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England. While the world has grappled with, and seemingly started to defeat, this coronavirus pandemic, the next challenge is going to be even harder. The upcoming Cop26 conference in Glasgow is a bellwether moment for the fight against global [...]
Small businesses will bear the burden of climate costs and reap few rewards – CityAM : CityAM September 30, 2021 Climate is Covid on steroids, so says Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England. While the world has grappled with, and seemingly started to defeat, this coronavirus pandemic, the next challenge is going to be even harder. The upcoming Cop26 conference in Glasgow is a bellwether moment for the fight against global [...]
Global regulation needed for crypto to reach its full potential – Lord Holmes September 29, 2021 Representatives from the UK’s House of Lords, Binance and top lawyers are divided over the direction of crypto regulation. At City A.M.’s crypto summit today Lord Holmes, who founded the first parliamentary group on FinTech in 2016, called on governments worldwide to collaborate on regulation. He warned that global agreement on crypto trading rules is [...]
FTSE 100 climbs as London markets shake off inflation fears September 29, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 jumped during opening exchanges today driven by investors in the capital shaking off inflation concerns that rattled global markets yesterday. The capital’s premier index added 0.74 per cent to reach 7,079.97 points in the first hour of trading today. Global markets sold off yesterday as investors rejigged their portfolios in preparation for [...]
UK housing market still steaming despite looming stamp duty break cut off September 29, 2021 The looming end of a watered down tax break on house purchases has not cooled the UK’s rampant housing market, according to official figures released today. Brits took on £21.5bn in mortgage debt last month, up sharply from July’s figure of £16.6bn, shows Bank of England data. A record low interest rate environment has propped [...]
Ongoing worker shortages loom over UK economy September 29, 2021 Endemic worker shortages putting the UK economy in a vice are set to persist for months to come. Businesses’ demand for workers jumped three percentage points to 25 per cent, according to data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Hiring intentions over the next four to 12 months also strengthened to 30 per cent. [...]
Messages from central bankers suggest persistent inflation concerns are rising September 29, 2021 European markets had a poor day yesterday, all of them down over 2 per cent, with the notable exception of the FTSE100 which was helped in no small part by its hefty energy component, and a sinking pound, which helped to keep it above the 7,000 level. “Once again it is fears about surging energy [...]