Croatian central bank governor elected ECB’s second-in-command
Boris Vujčić will replace Luis de Guindos at the European Central Bank
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Bad news: Zurich’s Beazley bid is a symptom of London getting cleaner
What doesn’t leak doesn't live
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley
Boss of Swiss group says £12.80-a-share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley
Boss of Swiss group says £12.80 a share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026CVC strikes $3.5bn partnership with US insurer AIG
Deal marks the latest tie-up between private markets and insurance firms as investment drive escalates
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026UK private sector wage growth cools to 3.6% as employers cut headcount
Latest data will help to reassure Bank of England that inflationary pressures are easing
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026Trump criticises ‘stupidity’ of UK’s Chagos Islands deal
US president says Keir Starmer’s plan to give away territory is ‘weakness’
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026Trump to hold Greenland meeting at Davos after ‘very good’ call with Rutte
Gold hits record high as US president insists ‘there can be no going back’ on demand for island
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026How the Greenland deployment of a few European troops enraged Trump
Military exercise was ostensibly to show support for Arctic security, but US president saw it as a provocation
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026Why we have the calendar all wrong
January is not a natural time to start new things
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026