AI agents shouldn’t have to pretend to be us
Service providers from banks to online platforms need to offer a standard channel of access on fair terms
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026City of London’s new Lord Mayor to press pension funds on investment pledges
Bronek Masojada, the South African-born former chief executive of insurer Hiscox, is being sworn in on Friday
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Metro Bank’s sale process shows its dog days are over
Private equity firms have circled over the years, but the bank may be less appealing now most of the turnaround work is done
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Don’t scoff at the dangers of tokenisation
The obvious response is to create better cyber defences and central bank safety nets for hyper-liquid, high-speed shocks
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Bonds, inflation and the Fed. Plus, Nvidia in turmoil
Are markets kidding themselves about inflation?
Posted on Thursday November 12, 2026Global oil markets swing to surplus as Gulf shipments rebound
IEA analysts warn it will take months to rebuild stockpiles depleted by conflict
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Microsoft races to restore services after global outage
Issue affecting Outlook, Teams and other services not caused by ‘malicious or cyber activity’, company says
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Plus, sclerotic labour markets
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Surging British tech sector helps drive UK economy
Growing adoption of AI believed to be supporting growth, stoking optimism that there could be improvements ahead
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026Man City to be hit with Premier League sanctions next year if appeal fails
Football club’s appeal against the ruling it breached financial rules is set to go ahead in mid-December
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026