The cost of UK government borrowing remains steady despite calls for Sir Keir Starmer to resign over the local election defeats.
UK bond yields, the return the Treasury offers to buyers of its debt, are actually outperforming their European counterparts
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Absolutely astonishing rally for gold. Above $5,500 for the first time today.
It surpassed $5,000 an ounce for the first time on Monday.
It had never been over $4,000 until October.
It was below $3,000 in April.
Analysts saying this is the debasement trade in action
Here is everything you need to know about the sharper than expected fall in inflation.
A much bigger drop than analysts had forecast just a day before the Bank of England announces its next move on interest rates.
All the latest here:
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One of Warren Buffett’s key lieutenants has left the investor’s stock-picking conglomerate just weeks before the 95-year-old retires
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Thinking of this lovely man, Trevor Sturgess. For a while, this was the features team at KM Media Group - some teams become more like an extended family. Trev was a legend and a helpful voice after passing the baton as KM business editor. His were shoes no one could ever fill
British investors are pulling cash out of global stock market funds at a record pace over fears that the Chancellor will mount a fresh tax raid at her Budget
https://t.co/aQOAzBHCSK
The first sign of trouble came last week as traders logged on to check their latest crypto bets.
Overnight, prices of Bitcoin and Ether had fallen sharply.
Investors were stumped about the reversal.
Then traders finally found the likely culprit...
https://t.co/3lvQ05UpIo
Donald Trump’s tariffs could generate enough revenues to cover the costs of his sweeping tax cuts, according to one of the world’s biggest credit rating agencies.
https://t.co/JPNFhpFkKl
Britain has become the “poster child” for bad decision-making, a leading bond investor has warned.
A string of poor policy choices have pushed up government debt costs and left the UK more exposed to “tantrums” in the market.
https://t.co/T1YrOsNR1E
More than £4bn was wiped off the value of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm developer after Donald Trump declared war on renewable energy projects
https://t.co/gMrLjtosvQ
Jonathan Reynolds has rejected “daft” calls for a wealth tax from Left-wing Labour MPs as the Treasury faces pressure to fill a £30bn black hole in the public finances
https://t.co/DEs9Ejetk6
A US clothing brand has seen its share price surge in a “memestock” frenzy after announcing an advertising campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
https://t.co/PnNIsDQqCO
A UK wealth tax sounds simple: "tax the super‑rich, fund public services"
But it's not.
Our 16,000 word deep‑dive shows revenues are fragile, it puts growth, investment and jobs at risk, and there's no revenue before 2029.
Here’s the evidence: