Politicians should ‘look at the UK economy as a CEO would’, says Lloyds Bank’s boss

Head of Britain’s biggest lender talks about tax, AI and why the City of London has fallen behind global rivals

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

AI has changed banking — but not the lessons I learnt

A long career brings experience in human behaviour and institutional politics that is valuable even as tech reshapes industry

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

Enough golfers commit to LIV 2.0 to keep hopes of new league alive

Around 15 players have expressed interest, with several others expected to join by a Friday deadline set by the Saudi Public Investment Fund

Posted on Sunday October 25, 2026

German billionaire says €250mn Bayern Munich deal about more than money

Family stake in Germany’s most successful football club driven by passion as much as financial returns, Maximilian Viessmann says

Posted on Sunday October 25, 2026

UK mortgage market ‘failing to adapt to new patterns of work’

Lenders’ affordability criteria lead many self-employed borrowers to give up seeking a home loan

Posted on Saturday October 24, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile

Nobel laureate’s arrival poses a challenge to the country’s Trump-backed interim government

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote

Victory of 80-year-old leftist over Flávio Bolsonaro is blow to Trump’s plan for greater US influence in Latin America

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote

Victory of 80-year-old leftist over Flávio Bolsonaro is blow to Trump’s plan for greater US influence in Latin America

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

After stunning victory, Lula will face a deep hangover

Veteran leader will be challenged by battles with congress and high debt levels after rightward shift of centre of political gravity

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026

Serbia’s ex-president Vučić concedes defeat to Student List in parliamentary poll

Election loss marks a dramatic fall from power for strongman nationalist leader as near-record turnout favours grassroots party

Posted on Monday October 26, 2026