UK banks don’t have a windfall to tax
The so-called big four are in decent shape, but hardly world beaters
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026HSBC finance chief Kaur to step down in latest reshuffle
Announcement comes less than two years after her appointment
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Franklin Templeton turns the tide as Western Asset crisis recedes
Asset manager moves past painful chapter to extend franchise in public and private markets and reach $1.8tn in assets
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Prediction markets ‘rife with insider trading’, warns EU watchdog
Esma’s concerns on risks of fast-growing sector contrast with US’s more welcoming stance
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Abu Dhabi buys into China’s Luckin Coffee with $1bn deal
Mubadala widens presence in world’s second-largest consumer market
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026ECB warns of ‘upside risk’ to inflation as it raises rates to 2.5%
Move is the second increase this year as central bank tries to curb price pressures
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Saudi Arabia cuts oil output to lowest this year on Houthi threats
Rebels announced ‘maritime embargo’ against kingdom’s exports in July, forcing world’s biggest exporter to cut production
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Foreign Office to appoint first female head after Mandelson turmoil
Lindy Cameron becomes top civil servant at the department that was rocked by the sacking of predecessor Olly Robbins
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026Israel’s hapless British defenders
Many Jews still feel kinship to Israel, but refusing to recognise its failings is not an act of support
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026UK banks don’t have a windfall to tax
The so-called big four are in decent shape, but hardly world beaters
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026