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Biden’s Budget Sees Low Inflation, Rising Debt and Slow Economic Growth
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal represents the largest increase in federal spending since World War II and…
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Owning a cottage is becoming a pipe dream, even for Canada’s wealthy
Breadcrumb Trail Links Real Estate High Net Worth Economy Vacation spots only the ‘one per cent of the one-per-cent’ can…
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‘So much burnout, so many divorces, so much alcohol abuse’ — the deals boutique trying to end long-hours culture
Lockdown has catapulted the issue of long hours in the City to the top of the agenda, with tales of…
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ENRC case against Dechert and SFO ‘the stuff of conspiracy theories’, lawyers claim
A case brought by mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation against Dechert and one of its ex-partners is the “stuff of…
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Downing Street sidesteps questions on whether PM planned to sack Hancock
The prime minister’s spokesperson has declined to deny that Boris Johnson contemplated firing health secretary Matt Hancock in early 2020…
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Refinitiv boss to step down from London Stock Exchange data helm
Refinitiv’s chief executive David Craig is to step away from his role at the London Stock Exchange Group at the…
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GameStop set to launch Ethereum-powered platform for NFTs
Video game retailer GameStop is turning its focus to the next craze on Wall Street: non-fungible tokens. GameStop, a shop that…
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Ex-Dechert lawyer ‘threw his client under the bus’ to salvage ties with SFO, court hears
A former Dechert lawyer decided to “throw his client under the bus” to protect his relationship with the Serious Fraud…
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MPs await FCA update on Woodford probe as deadline looms
The Financial Conduct Authority is under mounting pressure to provide an update on its ongoing probe into the collapse of…
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The economic cost of racial inequity at work put at $58.7bn per year
A year after George Floyd’s killing turned racial inequity and justice into a key theme for policing, politics and business,…
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Crypto ‘Wild West’ needs taming ahead of a UK bitcoin ETF
The outlook for the UK to approve a bitcoin exchange traded fund in the near future is opaque at best,…
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Deutsche Bank relocating 100 London-based jobs post Brexit
Deutsche Bank is moving a quarter of its staff at its UK corporate bank from London to offices in the…
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These are the UK’s wealthiest hedge fund managers in 2021
For the City, the last 12 months proved to be a record year in minting new billionaires, as Britain created…
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Flight paths over Belarus should be assessed, the transportation secretary says.
The transportation secretary said Monday that the safety of flights operated by U.S. airlines over Belarus should be reviewed after…
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Fed’s Lael Brainard pushes digital dollar as central bank currency race heats up
US Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard attends a “Fed Listens” event at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on…
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Don’t be a sitting duck when this stock market rally fades — here’s what you should do now
Stock investors got a dose of harsh reality earlier this month when the major US market indexes declined and took…
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The Perilous Hunt for Coconut Crabs on a Remote Polynesian Island
We meet Adams Maihota outside his house in the dead of night. A crab hunter, he wears white plastic sandals,…
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Mark Levitan, Who Measured the True Face of Poverty, Dies at 73
Mark Levitan, who was instrumental in providing New York City officials with a more realistic measure of poverty, and in…
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How to solve the puzzle of missing productivity growth
People walk past an electronic board showing currency exchange rates at a securities firm in Tokyo. (James Matsumoto / SOPA…
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Trading Places: UBS and Deutsche make waves
UBS hired a senior Credit Suisse dealmaker to bolster its new unit aimed at increasing collaboration between its wealth management and…
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SoftBank CEO on how the firm turned itself around
SoftBank Group chief executive Masayoshi Son has spent the past 18 months fundamentally revamping the company he created almost 40 years ago.…
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The Fed this summer will take another step in developing a digital currency
The Federal Reserve is moving forward in its efforts to develop its own digital currency, announcing Thursday it will release…
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Former Deutsche Bank GC joins law firm Ashurst
Law firm Ashurst has hired Deutsche Bank’s former general counsel Florian Drinhausen as a partner in its corporate team in Frankfurt.…
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To “build back better,” we must connect young people to jobs and education
In cities and counties across the country, summer youth employment programs (SYEPs) stand out as some of the largest and…
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‘Exuberant’ housing markets in Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal pose threats to financial stability, Bank of Canada says
Breadcrumb Trail Links Real Estate News Economy Ottawa could soon join the list of trouble spots Author of the article:…
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Trading chiefs brace for more M&A amid digital renaissance
Senior executives in the trading and market infrastructure industry anticipate more mergers in the months ahead, with smaller firms and…
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Spacs to stay ‘relatively minor’ part of UK market, FCA says as it eyes relaxing listings rules
The blank-cheque company boom on Wall Street is unlikely to be replicated in the City, according to an executive at…
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UBS hires Credit Suisse’s Botteri for new financing unit
UBS has hired a senior Credit Suisse dealmaker to bolster its new unit aimed at increasing collaboration between its wealth…
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A Fed vice chair says trying to choke off inflation could ‘constrain’ the recovery.
Randal K. Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision and regulation, said that the central bank was monitoring inflation…
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Saks Plans for Full Office Return in September
He added that office workers represent “the first wave of a very essential layering of the density of New York…
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How cities, states, and tribes can boost entrepreneurship via the American Rescue Plan
The COVID-19 crisis has put thousands of small businesses, from high-growth startups to Main Street employers, out of business. Importantly,…
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The loonie is soaring — and it isn’t just an oil story
Breadcrumb Trail Links News FP Investor Economy Surging demand for commodities and Bank of Canada’s hawkish stance on interest rates…
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Boohoo moves to link exec bonuses to supply chain issue after backlash
Fashion retailer Boohoo has linked a bonus pot for its top executives to its resolution of issues in its supply…
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Homebuyers are applying for ever bigger mortgages as home prices soar
A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open…
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Litigation funder LCM backs £250m Carillion claim against KPMG
Litigation funder Litigation Capital Management has agreed to back a £250m claim against KPMG from creditors of collapsed outsourcer Carillion. LCM will…
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Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s efforts to provide $4 billion in debt relief to minority farmers is encountering stiff resistance…
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Deutsche Bank shakes up top of UK investment bank with Barclays hire
Deutsche Bank has shaken up the senior ranks of its UK investment bank, poaching a senior dealmaker from Barclays as…
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Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma join states cutting off pandemic unemployment benefits.
Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma this week joined the growing number of states that are withdrawing from federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits.…
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‘It’s going to be the Roaring ’20s’: City venues brace for return of revelling bankers
Soren Jessen, the boss of City restaurant 1 Lombard, speaks with the confidence befitting of his former profession — a banker. “We…
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Big Short investor Michael Burry bets against Tesla as Elon Musk’s wealth slips
Michael Burry, the investor known for shorting mortgage securities during the financial crisis, has placed a significant bet against electric…
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The Fed Is Betting Inflation Expectations Will Stay Controlled. It’s a Gamble.
Turn on the news, scroll through Facebook, or listen to a White House briefing these days and there’s a good…
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World Economic Forum cancels August Singapore meeting
The World Economic Forum has cancelled its August meeting in Singapore because of renewed fears over the Covid-19 pandemic. As recently…
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UK ramps up second vaccine doses to combat Indian Covid variant
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the UK’s vaccine rollout will be stepped up in a bid to combat…
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Citi names new leaders in European alternative asset managers unit
Citigroup named a new head of its investment banking unit covering private equity firms and other alternative asset managers in…
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Middle-Class Pay Lost Pace. Is Washington to Blame?
One of the most urgent questions in economics is why pay for middle-income workers has increased only slightly since the…
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Government may tighten Covid rules as concerns mount over Indian variant
The government has said it has not ruled out re-imposing tighter coronavirus restrictions in the UK, amid mounting concern over the…
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Prices may be rising, but here’s why Stephen Poloz isn’t too concerned about it
Breadcrumb Trail Links Economy Kevin Carmichael: Poloz reckons the world is simply finding its way back to a new balance…
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April’s inflation surge wasn’t as drastic as it looked, but the real test is still ahead
A woman wears a face mask while shopping for a baby shower gift during the Covid-19 pandemic, at Madison’s Niche…
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Goldman’s average pay in Europe jumps to $686,500 each as profit surges
Goldman Sachs’ European staff brought in profit of $2.8bn last year, an increase of 37% as revenues across investment banking…
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Investors pump record £3bn into equity funds as vaccine hotspots take gains
Equity funds on sale in the UK gathered a record £3bn in new money during April, as investors ploughed money…
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