Moving markets today: Middle East tensions rattle investors: oil and gold surge, bitcoin slides below $60,000; Iranian official denies missile attack. Focus shifts to UK retail sales and BOE speeches …
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Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch
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Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of …
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Consumer confidence hits highest level in two years as UK ‘turns a corner’
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Optimistic young people drove consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to a Deloitte survey, as hopes grow that the UK economy has “turned the corner” after …
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Mortgages are up but don’t get too excited
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What should we read into recent signs of a gradual recovery in the mortgage market? The answer is, it depends. Taking into account distortions caused by the work-from-home exodus from …
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Bosch sales driven up by new car market’s resurgence despite hit to consumer goods
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Bosch is eyeing a further increase in sales during 2024 despite the global technology giant warning it is not expecting a marked improvement in the UK economy. The group has …
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The wretched stages of writing a book, which nobody should do
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Ever tried writing a book? Don’t bother, it’s an endless cycle of self-doubt and recrimination. But do buy my new one, Four Stars, says Joel Golby The idea The best part …
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SFO strategy details new pilot programme – but leaves some questions unanswered
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The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has vowed to push ahead with its plan to pay rewards to whistleblowers and develop a new “pilot programme” to thwart fraud, bribery and …
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Why the Bank of England might be wary of cutting interest rates before the Fed
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The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rates looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy. …
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Partners at EY informed to expect a drop in their pay packet
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EY, one of the Big Four firms, has been warned that profits could fall by 15 per cent this year due to a slowdown in the market. According to Sky …
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How AI is shaking up business travel – and how it involves you
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From booking flights to creating itineraries, AI (artificial intelligence) is already changing the face of the work trip, says Jenny Southan Towards the end of last year, I spoke at the …