‘Surprise’ successor to Carney as Bank of England governor ‘within days’, say City analysts By William Turvill For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 December 2019 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 December 2019 Former deputy governor Minouche Shafik has been heavily tipped to become the Bank’s first female governor City analysts have … Read more
Wimbledon owner eyes Bank of England’s historic country club The All England Club wants to buy the estate so it can carry on running its qualifying tournament there It has offered to allow local community groups to continue using the facilities By Helen Cahill For Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 December 2019 | … Read more
Retailers urge new Government to slash business rates to save the High Street The Tory manifesto outlined plans to reduce rates burden by £320m in 2020/21 It proposes a discount of 50% for businesses with a rateable value below £51K But this discount is set to last for a year only By City & Finance … Read more
Will Shafik be the first female Bank governor? Economist emerges as leading contender for top job Minouche Shafik would be the first woman to lead the central bank Egyptian-born Shafik is a former deputy governor at the Bank By Hugo Duncan for Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 10:37 GMT, 14 … Read more
Viagogo’s £3bn takeover of rival ticket resale website Stubhub faces competition probe There are concerns about the impact the takeover could have on ticket prices The CMA said it could result in ‘a substantial lessening of competition’ The deal was announced last month By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more
The stock market surged today after the decisive election win for the Conservatives, but will the Boris bounce continue in the months to come? As Boris Johnson secured an 80 seat majority, there was no shortage of property market pundits claiming that the stalemate in the market would soon be unlocked, while investment industry experts … Read more
Why you should never assume the taxman is right: Half a million people forced to chase rebates last year By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 10 December 2019 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 11 December 2019 Switching jobs or being subject to changes in taxable benefits are common reasons why people might … Read more
The room in front of me has been decked out to look like any other living room at this time of year. Tinsel is hanging over picture frames on the wall, a festive throw is on the sofa and wrapped presents sit under the Christmas tree decorated with fairy lights and baubles. But, in just … Read more
The homepage of the DVLA Licence Apply website features a rather amateurish logo depicting two hands clutching a steering wheel. It then lists its services, which include providing a provisional licence for £91.60 and replacing a lost, stolen or damaged one for £77.60, each next to an inviting blue button that says ‘Apply Now’. Given … Read more
Paul Volcker, who has died at 92, was arguably the most important American economic policy maker of the latter half of the 20th Century. As Under-Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs in 1976, Volcker played a critical role in the design of Britain’s bail-out from the International Monetary Fund. The harshness of the terms … Read more
A way for children to learn about money: School pays kids ‘purple pounds’ to spend on treats By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 22:02 GMT, 7 December 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 7 December 2019 The excitement is palpable as the highlight of the school week draws nearer – it’s time to meet the … Read more
When Michael Collins heard a loud crash upstairs while in his sitting room, he thought it was thunder. At the time, the tail-end of Hurricane Lorenzo was heading for Britain, and there were severe weather warnings in place all over the country. But when the part-time chess teacher from Beckenham in Kent went to check, … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Chancellor Sajid Javid loosens the purse strings but there is plenty of work to be done By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 09:05 GMT, 2 September 2019 | Updated: 09:05 GMT, 2 September 2019 The long-anticipated Spending Review from the Chancellor would normally be the big event of the coming week. … Read more