Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online....
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Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online.
Summer interest rate cut hopes power FTSE to record high
Markets currently rate the chance of a Bank of England interest rate cut in June as about 50-50
A Thames Water bill hike's one thing, but for this level of service?
City Comment: We have arrived at a situation where there is no confidence in the ownership of a business that has the monopoly in supplying water to the capital
Only one person can save the economy now… Gareth Southgate
City Comment: A good run for England at the Euros might be the only way to get the tills ticking over again
No early Easter boost for high street as retail sales flatline
The “lacklustre” performance was well below City forecasts of around 0.3% growth and follows a 0.1% rise in February
Europe's biggest karaoke venue opens in Victoria
Punters will pay between £12 and £30 each for two hours in a room
Business dismay at no-shows for mayoral hustings
City Comment: It is simply unacceptable that those whose lead these businesses did not get the chance to hear what the next four years of the Mayoralty could bring
West Ham part-owner Daniel Křetínský in shock bid for Royal Mail
The approach comes at a time of huge challenges for Royal Mail
Olympia ties up with 'pergola' bar and restaurant operator Incipio
Incipio will operate a total of 39,000 of food and beverage space
June interest rate cut looks unlikely after smaller fall in inflation
The disappointing “miss” immediately sent financial markets scrambling to reassess their projections of the timing of the first move on rates by the Bank of England
UK inflation rate dips to 30-month low of 3.2% in March
That’s a little higher than economists had expected
One of London's richest families takes feud to High Court
The Salem family has been split for decades by a row over who is entitled to the profits from a London-based trading empire that operates mainly in west Africa
London's highest wedding venue opens at top of City skyscraper
The space at 22 Bishopsgate can accommodate up to 500 guests
The latest London Stock Exchange buyout might be the saddest yet
City Comment: The business, which has always been headquartered in London and listed here since 1949, was a genuine pioneer
Early interest rate cuts? Not until wage growth slows down
City Comment: Although labour markets are a bit slacker than at the end of the pandemic, they are far from loose
Riverside tower to be converted to luxury flats after £40 million sale
The building could be worth a total of £150 million after being converted to create 25 apartments, three penthouses, and recreation areas
There’s finally some optimism in the City. Will it last?
City Comment: Next week is a big one. Will we see more good news, or will inflation, jobs and retail data kill the mood?
'We can safely say recession over' after GDP rise, but growth is slow
The meagre growth, not helped by torrential rain that hammered the construction sector, marks a slowdown from a 0.3% advance in January
Growth slows to 0.1% in February as economy hit by torrential rain
UK still stuck in a pattern of slow growth but recession is almost certainly over
Oxford Street revival boosted by 'once in 100 years' transformation
Shops, gym, pool and restaurants at art deco store as renaissance grows
At least another five years before Hammersmith Bridge reopens to cars
The Grade II* listed crossing was hurriedly closed to vehicles five years ago