Germany seeks Deutsche Börse exemption from EU supervision

Stock exchange would have option to remain under domestic authority as part of new EU markets regime

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Funding Circle claims two-thirds of payouts under SME loan scheme

Lender used successor to Covid-era small business loan scheme to hand out loans to higher-risk borrowers

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar

Beijing’s cross-border currency platform will be backed by central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, UAE and Saudi Arabia

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

How Wall Street pulled off the biggest IPO in history for SpaceX

Bankers convinced investors to believe in a sci-fi strategy, overlook steep losses and hand full control to Elon Musk

Posted on Saturday June 13, 2026

Goldman and JPMorgan ease office working rules to counter World Cup disruption

Wall Street lenders say employees can ask to work from home on match days to ease congestion in host cities

Posted on Saturday June 13, 2026

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson detained under terrorism legislation

Detention at Heathrow airport follows a week of violent racial tensions in the UK

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Keir Starmer poised to weaken electric vehicle targets

Prime minister to reduce all-electric cap from 80% to 50% by end of the decade amid fears of job losses

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Manchester is a triumph of private enterprise

‘Soft left’ Labour MPs backing Andy Burnham might have learned the wrong lessons from the city’s revival

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

Prime minister hails ‘yet another blow to Russia’ as part of effort to clamp down on those fuelling Ukraine war

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Wes Streeting: This is what progressive capitalism should look like

Labour must be as focused on wealth creation as we are on wealth distribution

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026