The City View: Victoria Scholar on Sunak’s windfall tax and Cowgill exit May 26, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor. They go through Rishi Sunak’s unveiling of a windfall tax today, the Fed’s plans to hike rates by 50 basis points in June and July, Elon Musk’s painfully slow acquisition of Twitter, and JD Sports founder and CEO Peter Cowgill’s shock departure [...]
The City View: Offshore Energies UK CEO on deleterious effects of a windfall tax May 25, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to Deirdre Michie, CEO at Offshore Energies UK. They unpick the windfall tax, the risk it poses for smaller energy firms and the sector in general, the state of the energy industry, and the seemingly lackadaisical speed of the energy transition. In other news: M&S is leaving its Russian franchise business, [...]
The City View: Crossrail finally arrives May 24, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Adam Tyndall, Programme Director for Connectivity at London First. They talk all things Crossrail — from the first idea of an East-West railway in the 19th century, to the funding behind the Elizabeth Line, and to the future of London’s transport system. And in other news — Shell’s AGM was [...]
The City View: Bailey bites back, and analysing Australian Labour Party victory May 23, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to City A.M. reporter Stefan Boscia. They go through the Labour victory in the Australian election, and, back in the UK, unpick the Tory party split over a proposed windfall tax on energy companies. In the economic and business news: BoE Governor Andrew Bailey has denied that the Bank’s actions during [...]
Tech Weekly: Crypto tentatively recovers, and Klarna slashes valuation May 20, 2022 This week Nasson talks to City A.M. reporter Charlie Conchie. Charlie goes through crypto’s tentative steps to recovery, unpicks London-based Thought Machine and Modulr’s latest funding rounds, and explains Klarna’s lowered $30bn valuation and discusses whether this is a cause for concern for private markets.
The City View: Tory party rift over windfall tax, and stock market sell-off May 19, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to City A.M. reporters Jack Barnett and Nicholas Earl. Jack unpicks the continuing stock market sell-off, one of the worst in recent memory; and Nicholas takes us through the rift in the Conservative party over the potential implementation of a windfall tax on energy companies, and assesses the viability of the [...]
The City View: Inflation hits 9%, and why companies should put consumers first May 18, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Professor Seán Meehan from the IMD School of Management. They discuss the importance of customer centricity, and go through how companies can integrate consumer-first practices. Listen to his IMD Management podcast here. Andy also talks to City A.M.’s Andy also talks to City A.M.’s Economics and Markets reporter Jack Barnett. [...]
The City View: Michael Hewson on problematic consumer spending growth May 17, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Michael Hewson, Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets. They unpick the latest wage and labour figures, analyse Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey’s comments at the Treasury select committee, go through inflation predictions for 2022, and discuss why current consumer spending growth in the US and UK will be problematic [...]
The City View: Ofgem revamp could mean fourfold energy price rise in 2022 May 16, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to City A.M. reporter Sascha O’Sullivan, who unpicks Sadiq Khan’s efforts in America to promote London as a global hub for investment, and goes through the mounting pressure that Rishi Sunak is facing as the cost of living crisis worsens. And in the news: shares in Greggs and MADE.com have dipped, [...]
Tech Weekly: Crypto plummets, and analysing tech stock rout in 2022 May 13, 2022 This week City A.M.’s Charlie Conchie talks to Lorne Daniel, Technology Research Analyst at financial services company finnCap. They unpick a very rough quarter for tech companies and tech stocks, and go through what’s to come. Charlie also takes us through the main headlines this week — multiple cryptocurrencies have plummeted in value, pressure is [...]