UK consumer losses as a result of financial fraud hit 4-year high in 2025

Figures will intensify pressure from banks for government to force tech groups to crack down on fraudulent activity

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Badenoch courts City with call for greater risk-taking

UK opposition leader seeks to reset relations after market turbulence under ex-prime minister Liz Truss in 2022

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

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

Strait of Hormuz oil backlog could take weeks to clear after US-Iran deal

Prices slip even as analysts warn flows may be slow to recover and remain vulnerable to renewed disruption

Posted on Monday June 15, 2026

Iran and US agree deal to open Strait of Hormuz and extend ceasefire

Leaders to sign agreement on Friday for reopening of waterway and end to US naval blockade of Iranian ports

Posted on Monday June 15, 2026

Anthropic scrambles after Trump administration freezes its top AI models

Export controls on Fable and Mythos raise doubts over how US will police the most powerful AI systems

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

What is in the US-Iran deal?

Agreement will extend ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin nuclear negotiations

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026

Trump settles for a truce of convenience with Iran

The US president promised ‘unconditional surrender’, but the Islamic republic survived with its leverage enhanced

Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026