FTSE 100 today: British blue-chip index set for subdued start amid cautious US Fed comments May 21, 2024 Asian markets dipped. Oil prices fell, gold stayed near highs, and Australia's BHP Group surged. Focus on Fedspeak and BOE's Andrew Bailey.
Forget the £5bn price tag – a better border could still be a Brexit win May 20, 2024 Claims that Brexit border controls have cost taxpayers £5bn do not amount to a proper cost-benefit analysis, says Julian Jessop The National Audit Office (NAO) has rightly had a go at the government’s handling of the rollout of new import controls after Brexit. But it is still too soon to judge the long-term impact. The [...]
Why do politicians put up with insults from pensioners? May 20, 2024 You’d expect the Prime Minister to be thick-skinned but when he has expended so much literal and political capital on pensioners only to be accused of hating them you wonder how he keeps his cool, says Joseph Dinnage Being a frontline politician, particularly in the age of the keyboard pundit, is not a job for [...]
Losses widen at Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Frankie and Benny’s owner The Big Table May 20, 2024 Losses widened at The Big Table, the owner of Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Frankie & Benny's, despite its turnover rising.
Bank of England deputy governor Broadbent says summer interest rate cut ‘possible’ May 20, 2024 The Bank judges that the unwinding of the inflationary shock is likely to be "asymmetric", taking longer to unwind than it did to emerge.
Hilton Food Group trades in line with expectations despite tough market May 20, 2024 Food packaging company Hilton Food Group said volumes and sales are trading ahead of the same period last year, as the business continues to trade in line with board expectations.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher, echoing global trends May 20, 2024 Asian markets rose with Wall Street, but an Iranian president's helicopter crash shook oil prices. Investors awaited Nvidia's Q1 earnings.
Inflation set to return to two per cent target in boost for Bank of England May 19, 2024 The latest UK inflation reading could show a notable fall when it's published this week.
Investors to receive ‘temperature check’ on global economy alongside Nvidia and inflation updates May 19, 2024 Analysts at Deutsche Bank said the surveys would provide "a temperature check on growth across the key economies as perceived inflation risks subside".
Marks & Spencer set to ring up profits leap after impressive year May 18, 2024 High street bellwether Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal a jump in annual profits on Wednesday when it reports back after a bumper year.