The Latest Breaking News from City

Student becomes youngest black mayor in US aged just EIGHTEEN after making big promises

Jaylen Smith, from Arkansas, US, ran as a Democrat in his local town of Earle and promised to repair the city's drainage system, put more police on the street and improve public transport

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

Banking reforms expert Q&A: will relaxing the rules help the UK economy and what are the risks?

Jeremy Hunt, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a package of measures aiming to protect the City of London’s position as one of the world’s leading financial capitals. With the UK having lost nearly a tenth of the financial assets it manages since Brexit, plus at least 7,000…

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

Chancellor’s post-Brexit City reforms risk a ‘race to the bottom’

There is a sweeping package of more than 30 reforms

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Tories continue to appal as Labour schmoozes a newly receptive City set

As ministers proved again they’ve lost the plot, Keir Starmer sought to show business bigwigs his is the party to back

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

City faces fresh post-Brexit blow as EU moves to restrict certain trades

Battle focuses on what EU sees as bloc’s over-reliance on London’s clearing houses handling euro-denominated derivatives

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

Small firms are the key to growth -- the government must back them

City Voices: Don’t be so gloomy about the future. Innovation is everywhere

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

City jobs axe looms -- just as things may be improving

City Comment: Banks should hold off on cuts, at least until next year

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

City’s £1 trillion a day traders give it up for charity

Wednesday is the 30th ICAP Charity Trading day in the City

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

ACLU sues city of Phoenix to stop sweeps of homeless camp

The ACLU of Arizona says it is suing the city of Phoenix in order to block resumed sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown that they say has displaced people and destroyed identification documents, prescription medications and other belongings

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

The “gamification” of the stock market -- why watchdogs are worried

The City regulator is worried about the “gamification” of the stock market. What does that mean?

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022