While we don’t know the details of a Labour manifesto yet, we do have one solid commitment from them: a sovereign wealth fund. “The National Wealth Fund will be a …
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From English samurai to post-Brexit trade, the UK and Japan thrive when connected
From English samurai Miura Anjin to last year’s Hiroshima Accord, the UK and Japan have much to offer each other, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli Miura Anjin is one of …
The Notebook: Does the Gamestop and AMC surge signal a memestock comeback?
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Max Rofagha, CEO and founder of Finimize, takes the pen to talk memestocks, the FTSE 100, and how ChatGPT became …
Hay was just the first: Asset managers under microscope over Israel investments
Israel and the companies that supply its war in Gaza have been under fire in recent months, and that pressure is starting to spread to the financial sector. Baillie Gifford …
Week ahead: Markets mostly unmoved by-election campaigning
Markets have shown little reaction to the news that Britain will be going to the polls on July 4, with the future path of interest rates still front and centre for …
National service is a gimmick, so where is Sunak’s actual vision?
Well, we didn’t have national service on our election bingo card, either. Cast your mind back all of six days, and you’ll remember Rishi Sunak standing on the steps of …
Election 2024: Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘most pro-growth Treasury in history’
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will pledge to “lead the most pro-growth Treasury in our country’s history”, if her party is elected on July 4. The shadow Chancellor will maker …
Keir Starmer won’t fix the economy
Keir Starmer is driving home the message that “Labour has changed”, but it remains a dirigiste party, believing that the state must play a substantial and active role in the …
Election 2024: Campaign staff will ‘make mistakes’, Tory HQ boss admits after email slip
Conservative campaign staff are “going to make mistakes”, the Tory party chairman has admitted in the wake of a leaked CCHQ email blaming MPs for the poor start to the …
Nadal: High chance I will not be at French Open again after loss
The King of Clay Rafael Nadal has said he may not be back at the French Open ever again after his first round exit at Roland Garros. The 14-time winner …