Square Mile and Me: Lord-Lieutenant Ken Olisa on Saturday jobs and City faux pas December 14, 2023 Ken Olisa, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and chairman of BusinessLDN, takes a stroll down memory lane and reflects on his City career.
Watch of the year: Parmigiani Fleurier takes our top spot December 13, 2023 Parmigiani Fleurier returns to London soil with a captivating ‘rattrapante’ GMT that Alex Doak is calling Watch of the Year
Shein float will be a godsend for markets – if it can get over the line December 13, 2023 As Shein eyes up a mega IPO, it's flotation could re-start the cycle of flotations which has been stuck in the doldrums, writes Simon Neville
Basel III rules set to have ‘low’ impact on UK banks compared to US, says Bank of England December 12, 2023 International rules on bank capital are set to have a "low" impact on UK lenders, according to new adjustments from the Bank of England, as Wall Street warns the same framework could significantly weaken lenders in the US.
Festive, err, fun: The best (and worst) Christmas food from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, Pret and more December 12, 2023 We've ranked the best (and worst) Christmas food available in supermarket
Wage growth cools slightly giving Bank of England space to hold interest rate December 12, 2023 Annual wages grew 7.3 per cent in the three months to the end of October, a slight fall on the month before and a figure which will give the Bank of England more freedom to hold interest rates later this week. The readout is slightly lower than consensus of 7.4 per cent and some way [...]
Alpine A110 R review: Seeing the light December 11, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the Alpine A110 R, a road-legal sports car that is optimised for the racetrack.
Bank of England, Federal Reserve and ECB expected to keep interest rates on hold this week December 11, 2023 The Bank of England will likely hold interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, according to economists.
Average two-year mortgage rate drops below six per cent in sign pain for borrowers is easing December 8, 2023 The average interest rate for a fixed two-year mortgage has fallen below six per cent for the first time since June. Moneyfacts has reported the average two-year fixed rate is now 5.99 per cent, down from the peak of 6.86 reached in July. Competition among lenders is driving rates lower, noted partner at Knight Frank [...]
Sunak’s new Rwanda deal is anything but unequivocal December 7, 2023 No amount of political grandstanding can hide that Sunak's Rwanda plan is in tatters, writes Anna Moloney