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, 2026Badenoch 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, 2026Germany 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, 2026Funding 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, 2026China 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, 2026Strait 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, 2026Iran 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, 2026Anthropic 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, 2026Agreement will extend ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin nuclear negotiations
Posted on Sunday June 14, 2026Trump 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