Is the consensus on central bank independence starting to fray? December 18, 2025 Across the globe, leaders like Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron are challenging institutional independence and exerting their influence over monetary policy – but they could come to regret it, says Helen Thomas For much of the past three decades, central bank independence has been treated as a settled question. Monetary policy was best left to [...]
John Caudwell: The business community is running out of goodwill for Labour December 18, 2025 When I started out as an entrepreneur, I asked for only three things from government. I wanted predictability, fair taxation and a system that rewarded hard work, says John Caudwell As someone who built Phones 4u from a one man band into a multi-billion-pound business, I know that every large company begins as a small [...]
For Starmer, things can only get worse December 18, 2025 It’s been a bad year for Starmer, characterised by scandals, economic woes and plummeting poll ratings – and it looks 2026 is going to be no better, says Tom Harwood As we all enjoy late December’s time honoured if questionable traditions of frantic Christmas shopping, parties and hangovers – please spare a thought for one [...]
Mark Kleinman: Corporates queue up for 2026 p(l)ay-date December 18, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Corporates queue up for 2026 p(l)ay-date Talk about being on the naughty step. For Anglo American, sealing its $60bn merger with Canada’s Teck Resources – and in the process putting well and truly paid to BHP’s [...]
Picsart and Zazzle Power the Creator-to-Commerce Evolution with Print-On-Demand Integration December 17, 2025 Partnership Gives Creators an End-to-End Solution to Create A Range of Products in the $205 Billion Creator Economy
Exclusive: SailGP to target teams in India and South Korea December 17, 2025 SailGP will target teams in India and the Middle East and races in Hong Kong and Italy as the Formula 1 of sailing breaks the $200m revenue mark. Record attendances, including 20,000 at the UK leg, have driven record revenues in SailGP’s fifth season, with founder tech tycoon Larry Ellison able to scale back funding [...]
PairSoft Announces Majority Growth Investment from TA December 17, 2025 PairSoft, a leading provider of procure-to-pay automation and payment solutions, today announced a majority investment from TA Associates (“TA”), a leading global private equity firm. The partnership will support PairSoft’s continued product enhancement, innovation and global expansion. As a result of the transaction, existing investor Turn/River Capital will fully exit its stake in the business. [...]
Gambit Cyber Raises $3.4M Seed Round Led by Expeditions, with Participation of Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, to Scale Agentic AI-Driven and Risk Centric Continuous Threat Exposure Management December 17, 2025 Gambit Cyber, an emerging leader in AI-native preemptive cybersecurity, today announced the successful close of its US$ 3.4 million seed funding round, led by Expeditions, the leading early-stage investor in European security, with participation of Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of global cybersecurity leader Bitdefender, backing startups in cybersecurity, automation, and data-driven technologies. [...]
SkillCorner Announces $60 Million Growth Investment from Silversmith Capital Partners December 17, 2025 Investment will accelerate global expansion of AI-powered sports analytics across soccer, basketball, and football
Rugby league woes as Oldham RLFC faces winding-up by HMRC December 17, 2025 Oldham RLFC, a club in rugby league’s Championship, was hit with formal legal action by the British tax authority this week, City AM can reveal. In the High Court system, HMRC filed a winding-up petition against Oldham Rugby League Football Club 1876 (Oldham RLFC) on Tuesday. A winding-up petition is a formal notice by a [...]