Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Independent coverage of global markets, trade and finance
Pension tax relief worth more than £50bn should only be offered to savers who are prepared to invest in Britain, according to Andy Haldane, the president of the British Chambers of Commerce.
CACEIS UK, an asset servicing bank, has been censured by the FCA and will make a £31.7m voluntary payment to WealthTek clients for failing to act on information that left clients exposed to the risk of financial crime.
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution
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Forty years since Marks & Spencer started selling cans of gin and tonic, every supermarket and corner shop is full of ready-mixed mojitos, margaritas and negronis. Why are these so acceptable, given the moral panic over…
The UK government will halve the amount of tariff-free steel imports allowed in an attempt to counter a global oversupply of cheap Chinese metal and boost its beleaguered local industry.
Senator warns of ‘tsunami of anger’ against big companies and suggests future administrations may undo key deals
Today marks a major milestone in the modernisation of the UK's payments landscape, with the Retail Payments Infrastructure Board (RPIB) launching a consultation on the future design of the UK's next-generation retail pa…
There is now a ceasefire in the Middle East, and oil prices have fallen. What does this mean for the economy in Europe, and in Germany in particular?
Speech by Alison Walters, director of consumer finance at the Credit Week: Powering the Future of Finance event.
British carrier says it hopes to receive ‘more attractive proposal that better reflects’ its value
BNPL can help people to manage their cash flow. It can allow them to spread the cost of purchases and smooth their finances.
Asia-Pacific stock markets have jumped today, on relief that the oil price has fallen to its pre-Iran war levels .
To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided today on the eligibility criteria and risk control framework to permanently integrate portfolios of non-financial corporate (NFC) credit claims into i…
With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads
The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly negotiating with dozens of countries
Degrees still mostly boost lifetime pay, thinktank says, but those completing creative qualifications may end up worse off
Andy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK’s remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Havilan…
The warehouse landlord Segro has a bright future, not least with datacentres, so there’s no reason to roll over
Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what end
The results of the Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirmed that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses. Despite absorbin…
Handful of gas plants paid £4m to generate electricity at half- and full-time in World Cup game
U.S. March NFP came in at 236,000 jobs versus a 240,000 estimate and unemployment edged to 3.5%, cutting the CME FedWatch odds of a May 25bp hike to about 50% from ~70% and pushing spot gold above $2,020 toward the $2,0…