Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. French shares tumbled on Friday after the prospect of a far-right government with the left as the main opposition roiled European financial markets, deepening a sell-off that has wiped almost €100 billion from the value … Read more
Item information Author, Brendon Williams Role, BBC news Reporting from Anglesey June 12, 2024 Updated 3 hours ago Conor Fagan is living the dream. Although many of his friends chose to work in the trade, he wanted something different and at the age of 23 he has his own water sports business on a beach … Read more
Item information Author, Brendon Williams Role, BBC news Reporting from Anglesey June 12, 2024 Updated 3 hours ago Conor Fagan is living the dream. Although many of his friends chose to work in the trade, he wanted something different and at the age of 23 he has his own water sports business on a beach … Read more
Sign up to the View from Westminster email to get expert analysis straight to your inbox Receive our free View from Westminster email The British economy failed to grow in April, dealing a blow to Rishi Sunak’s hopes of turning around the Tory party’s faltering election campaign. According to data published by the Office for … Read more
By means of James Sillars, business reporter @SkyNewsBiz Wednesday, June 12, 2024 7:46 AM, UK The British economy flattened in April, according to early official figures that have been seized on by government critics as evidence that the plan announced by the Conservatives is not working. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was … Read more
The British economy flattened in April, according to official figures used by government critics as evidence that the Conservatives’ announced plan is not working. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was zero growth in April compared to the 0.4% recorded in March. A poll of economists from the Reuters news agency had forecast … Read more
The latest set of employment figures before election day show wages continuing to grow at more than double the rate of inflation, a double-edged sword for Rishi Sunak’s government. By means of James Sillars, business reporter @SkyNewsBiz Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7:27 AM, UK The prospect of a pre-election rate cut by the Bank of … Read more
A victory in the Labor election will be a “net positive” for financial markets, say strategists at US bank JP Morgan, in an analysis that underlines the appeal of Keir Starmer’s “centrist platform” for the City of London. A Labor majority would benefit banks, builders and supermarkets, analysts led by JP Morgan’s head of global … Read more
His comments come as European Central Bank officials are expected to confirm a rate cut at their meeting today. It will be their first in over five years. READ MORE: Unite strengthens Scottish rebellion against Labor over oil jobs According to the SNP analysis, the decision to keep the base rate at 5.25% in May … Read more
Related: Keir Starmer denies Labour’s ‘left-wing cull’ after Abbott and Shaheen suspensions Sign up to the View from Westminster email to get expert analysis straight to your inbox Receive our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has said Diane Abbott is “free” to stand as a Labor candidate at the general election, following … Read more