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, 2026

Bad news: Zurich’s Beazley bid is a symptom of London getting cleaner

What doesn’t leak doesn't live

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Zurich 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, 2026

Zurich 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, 2026

CVC 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, 2026

UK 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, 2026

Trump 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, 2026

Trump 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, 2026

How 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, 2026

Why we have the calendar all wrong

January is not a natural time to start new things

Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026