Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming days The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
Stocks buoyed by Tesco and welcome GDP surprise The FTSE 100 closed up 30.41 points, 0.3%, at 10,589.99. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Bank of England chief warns of ‘difficult judgements’ around changes to interest rates Rates sit at 3.75% but a vote is incoming at the end of April The Independent UK · Apr 16
Bank will not rush into moving rates despite ‘big energy shock’, says Bailey The Bank of England boss said the energy shock will push up prices across the world. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Middle East conflict sparked major supply shock, says Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey made his comments as the UK was given a gloomy economic outlook by the International Monetary Fund. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached Kristalina Georgieva says even ‘most hopeful scenario’ will lead to growth downgrade and cause permanent hit to living standards The Guardian - UK · Apr 9
Blue Owl Capital limits withdrawals after investors try to redeem $5.4bn Private credit investment firm’s move is latest sign of crumbling confidence in unregulated lending market The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
FTSE 100 soars as Middle East peace hopes grow The US and Iran have both made some positive noises, prompting markets to rise. Evening Standard · Apr 1
Prime Minister to chair Cobra meeting on economic hit of Iran war Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders on Monday that it must be a ‘joint effort’ to tackle the impact of the war. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Starmer says he is ‘unapologetic’ about his focus on national interest when asked how he deals with ‘rude’ Trump – as it happened PM tells MPs ‘a lot of what is said or done is undoubtedly said or done to put pressure on me’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Politics latest: Starmer warns there may not be ‘quick and early end’ to US-Iran war ahead of Cobra meeting Prime minister warned his team not to fall into ‘false comfort’ of thinking as Middle East conflict could be lengthy The Independent UK · Mar 23
Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests Iran has said allowing the US to use UK bases is ‘participation in aggression’. Evening Standard · Mar 20
Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is ‘participation in aggression’ Abbas Araghchi criticised the ‘negative and biased approach of Britain’. Evening Standard · Mar 20
Starmer acknowledges ‘pressure on families’ as costs rise amid Iran war The Iran war has sent oil and gas prices soaring, putting further pressure on already-stretched household budgets in the UK The Independent UK · Mar 19
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Interest rate cuts not on the horizon, Bank of England governor says The Bank left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% in a unanimous vote among all nine members of its Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Bank of England holds interest rates but hints at possible hikes The Bank left rates unchanged in a unanimous vote among all nine members of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Euronews · Mar 19 Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% amid Iran war inflation fears The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 3.75% in the wake of rising oil and gas prices following the start of the Iran war.
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Bank of England unanimously votes to press pause on interest rates as Iran worries grow City still thinks borrowing costs will fall – but not until later this year
The Independent UK · Feb 27 Who is Katharine Braddick? The Barclays executive set to lead UK banking regulator The former director of financial services at the Treasury will replace Sam Woods
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24 Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment
Evening Standard · Feb 24 March interest rate cut is ‘genuinely open question’, says Andrew Bailey The governor of the Bank of England said on Tuesday he will need to be confident he has seen ‘enough further evidence’ before backing another cut.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 How the FBI search warrant to raid the Georgia election office was based on debunked conspiracy theories Affidavit backed by election deniers in the Trump administration fails to include key findings from investigations into 2020 results
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8 Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy
Evening Standard · Feb 5 US tech malaise and mining deal flop weigh on FTSE The Bank of England left the bank rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Interest rates: Why did the Bank stick to 3.75% and what does it mean? Here, the Press Association examines what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.