Simon English is the Financial Editor at The Standard. He has been covering business, the City and Wall Street for 30 years including at The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun. He has worked in New York and the Cayman Islands....
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Simon English is the Financial Editor at The Standard. He has been covering business, the City and Wall Street for 30 years including at The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun. He has worked in New York and the Cayman Islands.
Take all but £100 out of your Nationwide account, say rebel members
City Comment: The rebel members are becoming an irritant to the Nationwide board
Oil market steady amid new Middle East fears
The oil price was little changed today on relief that the vast majority of the projectiles were shot down before reaching their targets
Campaign against Nationwide's Virgin Money deal puts pressure on board
Society denies ignoring members, but says a vote is not possible
Bank of England told to wise up by former Fed chief Bernanke
Bank’s forecasting has “serious...deficiencies”
Will Andrew Bailey and co cut interest rates by June? Don’t bank on it
City Comment: Some economists are now predicting no rate cuts at all this year
Tesco profits rocket as food inflation eases
Grocer says it is grabbing market share from rivals
HSBC exits Argentina nursing $1 billion in losses
Argentina exit followers earlier Mexican cocaine scandal
Inflation could be zero in months, defying Bank of England predictions
Interest rates cuts could be coming soon, City experts say
Hope for the best for Superdry, or it’ll be swallowed up by Frasers
City Comment: Recovery won’t be easy, but it would be mean spirited not to wish Julian Dunkerton well
Stock market does best under Tory Prime Minister — unless it's Truss
The figures will offer some relief to Rishi Sunak and colleagues ahead of an election this year
Fears for ‘uninvestable’ London stock market as more tipped to leave
The City’s status as a leading financial centre is under threat, amid a huge gap in the value of similar companies in London and New York
Nationwide's takeover of Virgin Money could be a disaster
City Comment: I hope I am wrong about this deal
Phoenix boss calls for pensions shake-up to boost stock market
On average UK pension funds have just 4% of their assets in UK shares, one reason, say critics, why the stock market is so moribund.
Hope for the high street as Next profits soar
Rival mid-market stores such as Ted Baker and Superdry have struggled lately, but Next and M&S power on