Mortgage costs pushed higher by US stand-off with Iran

Interest rates on home loans have jumped in America and several big European economies in recent weeks

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

JPMorgan debanked Polymarket over regulatory concerns

Largest US bank has continued to cultivate ties with prediction platform as it seeks $20bn valuation

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Owner of collapsed lender MFS to pay £3mn to his lawyers at Mishcon de Reya

Administrators agree to Paresh Raja using funds from frozen account as he defends claim he misappropriated £1.3bn

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Banks’ private credit disclosures highlight value of sunlight

Executives know that when investors are nervous, more information is better than less

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

US investment giant T Rowe says it will take years to stem outflows

Firm’s struggles illustrate challenge for active managers amid low-cost competition from indexing and ETFs

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Investigation into Farage to resume after he wins Clacton by-election

Reform UK leader increases number of votes after mainstream parties shunned poll as stunt

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

JPMorgan debanked Polymarket over regulatory concerns

Largest US bank has continued to cultivate ties with prediction platform as it seeks $20bn valuation

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

New Forest blaze points to challenge for under-pressure fire services

Drop in firefighter numbers in England leaves brigades stretched as incident call-outs rise

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Venezuela and its opposition want gold back from Bank of England vaults

After US-backed negotiations, the two sides said they would push to access $4bn in bullion held in the UK

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground

US groups release cheaper models after new challenges to their trillion-dollar ambitions

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026