Week ahead: US jobs, Berkeley and Ashtead Group December 3, 2023 Markets are bracing for next week's US jobs data and key results from housebuilder Berkeley and the equipment rental giant Ashtead Group.
COP28: Exxon Mobil boss rejects IEA criticism of carbon capture strategy December 2, 2023 Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Saturday rejected the International Energy Agency’s recent claim that using wide-scale carbon capture to fight climate change was an implausible “illusion”, saying the same could be said about electric vehicles and solar energy. “There is no solution set out there today that is at the scale to solve the [...]
Why Cop28 will be a failure and leaders should stay at home December 1, 2023 At Cop28 the likely response will be much wringing of hands and pointing of fingers as people conclude, once again, that mankind lacks the moral and political will to save the planet and itself.
Interactive: Here’s how much rents have gone up where you live as London prices spiral December 1, 2023 Rents have gone up over the past year but more in some areas than most - with London hit particularly hard by increases
COP28: Net zero may need City to mobilise ‘trillions of pounds’, Rishi Sunak says December 1, 2023 Transitioning to net zero won’t happen “without mobilising hundreds of billions, if not trillions of pounds” of public and private investment, Rishi Sunak said on route to COP28.
Eurozone inflation slumps raising the prospect of rate cuts November 30, 2023 Core inflation - which strips out volatile components like food and energy - dropped from 4.2 per cent to 3.6 per cent.
Bitcoin holding steady just below key $38,000 line November 30, 2023 Bitcoin failed to find the support from investors it needed to maintain its momentum above $38,000 and is down by 0.5% at $37,710.
Property transactions slide 17 per cent in October as hangover from high mortgage rates drags on November 30, 2023 The number of new homes bought in October was 17 per cent lower than the year before, as high mortgage rates during the summer led to lower activity, according to the latest figures from HMRC.
Bank of England finance panel suggests wage growth won’t budge next year, but inflation will fall November 30, 2023 "Expected output price inflation has been gradually falling over the year," the survey noted.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: The ‘journey’ November 30, 2023 On Linkedin you cannot move for white-collar marketing professionals called Steve orating their ‘epic mission towards growth’.