Wall Street’s big private capital problem

Plus, Victory boosts bid for Janus, private capital’s financing wheeze and Giant hits Broadway

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The Shakespearean animus of Botín and Orcel

The Italian’s bid for Commerzbank may prove to be the final act in European banking’s rivalrous drama

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings

French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

UK home insurers to lose money on underwriting in 2026, analysis predicts

Higher fuel and energy costs, along with wage and price pressures, will drive up claims costs, EY says

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The ghost bankers haunting the City

Unable to leave the financial district, some senior staff appear to be working long after handing in their pass

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

Jamie Dimon warns private credit losses will be larger than feared

JPMorgan chief raises alarm on weakening lending standards in annual shareholder letter

Posted on Monday April 06, 2026

Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges unless it reopens strait

As war enters sixth week, the price of Brent crude rises slightly above $110 a barrel

Posted on Monday April 06, 2026

Why this oil shock is different

Governments and central banks are out of policy ammunition to contain the economic fallout

Posted on Monday April 06, 2026

Jones steps back from Downing St role as Romeo’s influence grows

Chief secretary to prime minister is less central to Starmer’s Number 10 operation after arrival of new head of civil service

Posted on Monday April 06, 2026

Bank of England divided over how to tackle energy-induced inflation

After a rare unanimous vote to hold interest rates in March, conflicting approaches are likely at this month’s MPC meeting

Posted on Monday April 06, 2026