All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now | Larry Elliott
War, AI disruption and markets in turmoil: the warnings are all there. But lessons from the 2008 crash could help us Continue...
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City firms bank on ‘savvy’ advertising campaign to push Brits towards investing
The campaign, fronted by a CGI squirrel, is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymiedNils Pratley: the ‘Savvy Squirrel looks a hit too tame’City firms are pinning their...
Read MoreThe crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enteredIn late January 2025, 10 days after...
Read MoreGovernment sells final shares in NatWest 17 years after £45bn bailout
Sale ends state ownership of the banking group, then known as Royal Bank of Scotland, after 2008 rescue The UK has sold its final shares in NatWest Group, ending 17 years of state ownership since the £45bn taxpayer bailout that...
Read MoreEconomists and policy experts warn Reeves against City deregulation
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aimsFifty economists and policy experts have issued a warning to Rachel Reeves that encouraging the City to expand could...
Read MoreJeremy Hunt to announce UK government sale of NatWest shares
State’s one-third share in the bank, now worth about £6.7bn, is left over from the 84% holding taken during the 2008 financial crisisThe UK government will look to raise as much as £3bn-£4bn from selling a chunk of its shares in...
Read MoreGovernment may sell UK’s remaining stake in Natwest to public, says Jeremy Hunt
British government still owns 38.6% of the high street bank it bailed out in the 2008-9 financial crisisBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government will explore options for selling off its remaining 38.6% stake in the...
Read MoreDeadline to sell off UK government’s NatWest shares extended to 2025
Recent banking turmoil fuels decision to delay offloading portions of its remaining 41% stakeA plan to whittle down the government’s stake in NatWest has been extended by another two years, after weeks of banking turmoil...
Read MoreRevealed: the £30bn cost of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget
Analysis shows former PM was responsible for half of the Treasury’s £60bn fiscal hole as chancellor prepares to announce cuts in Thursday’s budget Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget cost the country a...
Read MoreSerco injected £60m to prop up pension fund after market meltdown
£1bn scheme is latest to scramble to raise cash after chancellor’s tax-cutting mini-budget sparks turmoil• Doom loops and margin calls: 10 terms that explain the market meltdownThe pension scheme trustees at the...
Read MoreDoom loops and margin calls: 10 terms that explain the market meltdown
Your one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budgetKwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has gone down badly in the financial markets. Mortgage rates have risen and the Bank of...
Read MoreWhat is the banker bonus cap and could scrapping it boost growth?
Chancellor may lift EU-era restriction in hope of making UK more attractive to financial sectorThe focus is back on banker pay after it emerged that the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is considering scrapping the City bonus cap as...
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