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Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand

www.silverguide.site – International Energy Agency recommends emergency measures, including working from home, as Iran war hits fuel supply…
Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand

FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal

www.silverguide.site – Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset freezing order on company’s founder, Paresh Raja…
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal

‘Huge build-up of risk’: London’s centuries-old shipping industry wrestles with Iran war

www.silverguide.site – Insurers at Lloyd’s of London say cover is available at a price, while merchants view the danger level as too high…
‘Huge build-up of risk’: London’s centuries-old shipping industry wrestles with Iran war

JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers

www.silverguide.site – Company says tool to compare self-reported hours with computer estimates is for ‘awareness, not enforcement’…
JP Morgan Chase to use computer estimates to monitor hours worked by junior bankers

Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick

www.silverguide.site – Group, which also owns Dove and Hellmann’s, will focus more on personal care products if deal agreed…
Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick

UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 as markets expect up to three interest rate rises

www.silverguide.site – Deficit rises unexpectedly to £14.3bn in February as stock markets slide amid fears that Iran war will escalate…
UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 as markets expect up to three interest rate rises

FTSE 100 loses all its 2026 gains as Middle East conflict hits shares, and UK borrowing costs reach highest since 2008 – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Money markets predict three quarter-point rises in UK interest rates this year, due to inflation shock from higher oil and gas prices…
FTSE 100 loses all its 2026 gains as Middle East conflict hits shares, and UK borrowing costs reach highest since 2008 – as it happened

Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise

www.silverguide.site – IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets…
Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise

High charges, poor service: NCP hits the skids as drivers change habits

www.silverguide.site – Britons are likely to have little loyalty to the car park operator as it goes into administration with a £305m debt burden…
High charges, poor service: NCP hits the skids as drivers change habits

Shrinkflation takes a bite out of Easter eggs as shoppers pay more for less

www.silverguide.site – The price of popular branded eggs has risen by over 40% in some cases while some have also shrunk in size…
Shrinkflation takes a bite out of Easter eggs as shoppers pay more for less

Markets keep the faith – but oil staying above $100 could test that optimism | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – FTSE 100’s modest retreat suggests investors underestimating inflationary impact if energy prices remain elevated…
Markets keep the faith – but oil staying above $100 could test that optimism | Nils Pratley

US moves to soften capital rules: ‘Big banks can declare mission accomplished’

www.silverguide.site – Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%…
US moves to soften capital rules: ‘Big banks can declare mission accomplished’

Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

www.silverguide.site – Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says…
Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise

www.silverguide.site – Decision to hold interest rates is backed by gloomy assessment of economy as Iran war pushes up oil prices…
BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise

PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

www.silverguide.site – Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced…
PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months

www.silverguide.site – Decision comes as concerns mount over economic fallout from Iran war bringing inflation shock…
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months

BP to sell German oil refinery as part of $20bn cost-cutting plan

www.silverguide.site – Energy company plans full return to London by moving global HQ to new development on South Bank…
BP to sell German oil refinery as part of $20bn cost-cutting plan

Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields

www.silverguide.site – State-run QatarEnergy says Iranian attack on its facilities has wiped out 17% of its LNG capacity for up to five years…
Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields

UK pay growth sinks to five-year low as younger workers hit by hiring slowdown

www.silverguide.site – Unemployment holds steady, but Bank of England is unlikely to be convinced by ONS data to cut interest rates…
UK pay growth sinks to five-year low as younger workers hit by hiring slowdown

Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – UK central bank has left rates on hold, and warned that CPI inflation will be higher in the near term as a result of the ‘new shock to the economy’ from Iran war…
Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened
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