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January 19th in Banking News, City Boys, City News, Politics by Editor .

Mandelson on the Money

Ex-minister looks to ape buddy Tone and cash in with investment banking role…

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November 11th in Banking News, City News, Investing, Politics by Editor .

Investors Approve of Cameron and Merkel Cutting Strategies

They might not be popular with voters but investors give them the thumbs up…

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June 23rd in Banking News, Economy, Markets, Politics by Editor .

Markets Support Biggest Budget Squeeze in 50 Years

There are lots of Britons who won’t like it but…

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June 21st in Awesome PR, BP, BP Oil Spill, Politics, Tony Hayward by Editor .

White House Comments on Hayward’s Yachting Trip

Clue: it’s not very complimentary…

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June 18th in BP, Obama, Politics, Richard Branson by Editor .

BP bolstered by David Cameron and Richard Branson

Finally, BP gets some decent support…

June 17th in BP, City News, Politics by Editor .

GE legend Jack Welch on how Obama should have dealt with BP oil spill

Obama’s efforts – “horrible”; business men solve problems, politicians find someone to blame…

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June 10th in BP, BP Oil Spill, City News, Politics by Editor .

Obama attacks, BP Tanks

And British ministers keep thier heads below the parapet…

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June 9th in Banking News, City News, Politics by Editor .

Quote of the Week

Ex-City Minister sticks the knife in to former colleagues…

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May 21st in Business, Deficit, Economy, Politics by Editor .

April: Record Deficit BUT Better Than Expected

Public borrowing reached £10 billion last month, the highest level for April on record…

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May 12th in Business, Chancellor, Economy, Politics by Editor .

Coalition Priority: Cut the Deficit

The “poisoned chalice” is handed over…

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May 7th in City News, Markets, Politics, Pound by Editor .

General Election Summary: “stalemate, dither and indecision”

The part of the electorate that wanted a hung parliament might be happy but the smiles won’t last long…

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May 6th in City News, Currency, Markets, Politics by Editor .

Pound Steady Despite Hung Parliament Predictions

As the most uncertain election since the hung parliament of 1974 gets going, the pound is surprisingly solid…

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May 5th in City News, Politics by Editor .

Election Odds

Take a look…

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April 29th in Banking News, City News, FSA, Hedge Funds, Politics, Scandal by Editor .

Ex-hedgie trader on insider dealing charges

The FSA bares its teeth once again…

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April 28th in Banking News, City News, News, Politics, Regulation, Sir John Gieve by Editor .

Ex-Bank of England Deputy Governor: Banking Regulations Could Destroy Recovery

And he thinks the Lib Dems holding the balance of power could be “bad news for banks”…

April 27th in City News, Economy, Politics by Editor .

City: hung parliament would be disaster

Mixed messages flow from political outputs but the City is in little doubt…

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April 21st in Bailouts, Banking News, City News, Financial Crisis, Politics, Tax by Editor .

IMF’s Bank Tax More Popular than Nick Clegg

Which is worrying; neither would be good news for the City…

April 20th in Banking News, City News, Goldman Sachs, Politics, Scandal by Editor .

Skadden Lawyer Hired to Defend Goldman as Pressure Mounts

He also happens to be Barack Obama’s former White House Counsel…

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April 15th in City News, Economy, Markets, Money, Morgan Stanley, Politics by Editor .

Had enough of election politics, make money on it instead

Some pundits have less interest in the political outcome and more in their betting slips…

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April 13th in Business, Cadbury, City News, Politics, Regulation, Takeovers by Editor .

Tougher takeover proposals pilloried in the City

They may be popular elsewhere but not in the City…

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