The City & financial services
The City & financial services
CapX – Bernanke’s verdict on the Bank of England is withering
Bloomberg – Bernanke Urges BOE to Give Market Clearer Guidance on Rates
FT Adviser – What’s next for inflation?
Centre for Policy Studies – Welcome steps from Hunt, but Britain is still struggling
The Guardian – Fourteen years of Tory economics – ‘major mistakes’ and ‘crisis after crisis’
The Times – Geopolitical risk and the end of cheap money is the new normal
Treasury Select Committee report – Quantitative Tightening
The Telegraph – We might raise interest rates next, says top Bank of England official
The Times – Here come the rate cuts, but economic growth may have to wait
My answers – FT Economist Survey 2024
Netwealth – The Fed signals rate cuts in the year ahead
The Guardian – ‘Ghastly expensive mess’: bond vigilantes return as deficits rise
The Times – Ben Bernanke ready to mark Bank of England’s homework
The Sunday Telegraph – Fasten your seatbelts, the global economy is heading for turbulence
The Times – Bank of Japan keeps investors guessing on monetary policy
Netwealth – Two plus two is the new focus for the Bank of Japan
Bloomberg – Markets Turn Against UK as Inflation and Growth Outlook Darkens
Financial Times – Investors still need to adjust to a world of higher interest rates
The Times – Bank, like its boss, is missing in action
Bloomberg – Britain Faces Recession and Flood of Job Losses If Rates Hit 6%
The Times – The Bank must press ‘pause’ on rate rises or risk causing a recession
FT – Rise of ‘shadow credit’ as consumers turn to risky loans
Treasury Select Committee – Oral evidence: Quantitative Tightening
Investors Chronicle – How Big Bang 2 can win back the City’s crown
Conservative Home – Will there be another global financial crisis?
Netwealth – UK Budget 2023: A £91 billion fiscal boost focused on the supply-side
Netwealth – Banks, bailouts and exiting cheap money
Conservative Home – A wake-up call to address the City of London’s competitiveness
Daily Mail – Paris crowned Europe’s biggest stock market as it edges ahead of London: Blow for the City as pandemic plundering takes a heavy toll
Netwealth – A litany of mistakes: modern day UK monetary policy
The Guardian – Liz Truss ignored economists’ stark warnings over mini-budget
FT – Ministers must reassure the markets about their growth plan
FT – Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor who blew up the markets
FT – Bank of England goes into full crisis management mode
The Telegraph – How Truss and Kwarteng were warned of danger before the pound nosedived
Bloomberg – Truss Adviser Says Kwarteng Must Do More to Reassure UK Markets
FT – Kwarteng faces growing Tory criticism after sterling slides
Bloomberg – Defending the Pound: Here Are the BOE’s Risky Options
The Sunday Times – Big Bang 2: Kwarteng’s plan for the City sets up tussle with the Bank of England
Bloomberg – Truss Adviser Says Bank of England Price Concerns ‘Utter Rubbish’
New Statesman – The meaning of Trussonomics: prevent a recession, then stake everything on growth
The Guardian – Silencing mini-budget analysis will not help Truss woo the markets
Bloomberg – UK Looks at QE Change to Avert £10 Billion Payout to Banks
Conservative Home – Black Wednesday, 30 years on. What’s similar, what’s different – and what Kwarteng should say on Friday.
The Sunday Times – Kwasi Kwarteng to rip up EU rules to boost the City
Bloomberg – UK’s New Chancellor Courts Bankers With Controversial Plan to Lift Bonus Cap
The Sunday Times – Pound slump: how low can sterling go?
Sky News – Trussonomics: The five key points – and will they work?
The Guardian – Government moves to calm markets as pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985
Conservative Home – Why Truss’s plans for fiscal easing are affordable, non-inflationary – and necessary
Bloomberg – City of London Sees Potential in Liz Truss’s ‘Radical’ Policies
CapX – Lifting the bankers’ bonus cap is the right thing to do – and not just for the City of London
Bloomberg – A U.K. Economic Rebound With London Lagging Is No Rebound at All
Conservative Home – The City after Brexit. To continue to flourish, it must be at the cutting edge of change
Financial Times Adviser – Inflation Rise Doesn’t Have to be Bad for Equities
Conservative Home – To Ensure That the City Continues to Flourish, We Need to Make the Most of Brexit
Conservative Home – Inflation, Interest Rates – and the Case for a Shake-Up at the Bank of England. It Needs More Diversity of Thought
The Times – Minister’s Deep Dive for Diversity in City
Conservative Party Conference 2021 panel – Financial and Related Professional Services: A Roadmap for Economic Recovery
Policy Exchange – UK Economic Policy After a Positive Week
Reuters – Britain Told to ‘go into Battle’ for the City of London
The Telegraph – Johnson Told to ‘go into Battle’ for the City After Brussels Power Grab
The Independent – Post-EU, the City Should Become an Attractive Venue for Parallel Markets
The Spectator – No, Amsterdam Hasn’t Overtaken the City
Bloomberg – The City of London Is Now at the Mercy of Brexit’s Tug of War
CityAM – The Creative Sector is Vital to London – We Must Save it Before it is Too Late
The Spectator – London in Limbo: Can the Capital Survive the Crisis?
The Times – City ‘Must be More Competitive’ After Brexit
The Telegraph – City grandees call for London to distance itself from Brussels after Brexit
The Times – Can London and New York Stay on Top as the World’s Financial Capitals?
The Sunday Times – Fear and Loathing in the Boardroom
The Sunday Times – HQ Battle Likely to be Last Act for Unilever Boss Paul Polman
Financial Times – Sense and Flexibility Could Keep Unilever in the FTSE 100
The Telegraph – Unilever is a Test of London’s Flexibility
CityAM – The City Will Remain the World’s Financial Hub
The Times – City Can Keep Top Billing by Focus on Listings
CityAM – Debate: Should the City be Optimistic About 2018?
The Times – Consultancy Parker Fitzgerald Says Tech Talent Will ‘Brexit-Proof’ London
CityAM – How a Post-Brexit City Can Help Close the UK’s Regional Divides
The Sun – Why London’s Brexit-Proof
The Sun – Start Spreading the News: London is Top of the Heap
Policy Exchange – Sterling: A View
Evening Standard – ”Crucial 6 Months’ for City as Top Spot Status Threatened
The Economist – City blues
The Telegraph – The City of London Cares More About it’s Global Rivals Than the Threat of Brexit
Telegraph – The City of London Cares More About it’s Global Rivals Than the Threat of Brexit
Evening Standard – We Need a Budget That Would Give London a Boost Like the Big Bang
The Telegraph – Britain Can Learn From the Optimism of it’s Capital
Bloomberg – EU Membership Not Key for London’s Future, Mayor’s Report Says
Evening Standard – London Can Remain an Economic Powerhouse in or Out of the EU
The Times – London’s Lead is Something to be Savoured…and Properly Supported
Evening Standard – The Capital Really Can Have it’s Economic Cake and Eat It
Evening Standard – Leading London Figures Call for Sweeping Powers to Stop City Falling Behind
Evening Standard – ‘Manifesto’ Says London Must Have More Powers
The Times – Give Cities More Control of Finances to Boost the Whole Economy
Future of the City – Gerard Lyons keynote speech
Evening Standard – London Can Win Either Way – in or out of Europe
Evening Standard – London’s On Top of the World — Here’s How to Stay There
The Independent – City Calls for Calm Ahead of Osborne’s New Forex Rules
The Sunday Times – London, Not Housing, Will Lead the Recovery
Bloomberg – London Gains First-Mover Advantage in EU’s Yuan Race
Financial Times – Rating Agencies Come Under Fire
Bloomberg – U.K. Stocks Close Little Changed; FTSE 100 Declines 5.6% in 2011
The Guardian – City Dismisses Darling’s Forecasts as ‘Fantasy’
Evening Standard – Forget US Doom, Booming Asia is Good for London
The Observer – New funding crisis to hit banks in 2008
The Guardian – Vote-Friendly, but City-Friendly Too
NYT – U.K. Euro Foes Campaign in City of London
