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Bank’s rate decision leaves frustrated Reeves praying for an August cut

www.silverguide.site – Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPC…
Bank’s rate decision leaves frustrated Reeves praying for an August cut

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% but hints at cuts to come

www.silverguide.site – Governor says rates still on downward path but hard to predict timing of reductions in ‘highly unpredictable’ world…
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% but hints at cuts to come

Recruiter Hays warns global slump in hirings will halve its profits

www.silverguide.site – Shares fall by as much as 20% at one point to lowest level in 13 years before easing back to more than 10% down…
Recruiter Hays warns global slump in hirings will halve its profits

Shell boss warns of ‘huge impact on trade’ if Israel-Iran conflict escalates

www.silverguide.site – Blockage of strait of Hormuz, through which about 25% of world’s oil passes, could shock energy market, says Wael Sawan…
Shell boss warns of ‘huge impact on trade’ if Israel-Iran conflict escalates

Federal Reserve holds interest rates, defying Trump’s demand to lower them

www.silverguide.site – Hours before the decision, the president called the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’ for anticipated rate hold…
Federal Reserve holds interest rates, defying Trump’s demand to lower them

John Lewis tells some head office staff to work in office at least three days a week

www.silverguide.site – Change is part of general business shift away from working from home…
John Lewis tells some head office staff to work in office at least three days a week

What could Albanese do to improve productivity? Here is a short, non-exhaustive list | Greg Jericho

www.silverguide.site – Improving living standards is really what productivity is about – not growing the profits of large companies…
What could Albanese do to improve productivity? Here is a short, non-exhaustive list | Greg Jericho

EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods

www.silverguide.site – Regulators say online retailer not doing enough to prevent sale of counterfeit clothes and unsafe children’s toys…
EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods

UK transport secretary calls HS2 an ‘appalling mess’ as she confirms delay - as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Heidi Alexander vows to ‘sort out’ HS2 project which is delayed beyond 2033; UK inflation dips to 3.4%…
UK transport secretary calls HS2 an ‘appalling mess’ as she confirms delay - as it happened

Women more worried about economy under Trump than men, poll finds

www.silverguide.site – Exclusive: poll shows 62% of women and 47% of men across political spectrum say economy and inflation getting worse…
Women more worried about economy under Trump than men, poll finds

UK inflation eases slightly to 3.4% as food price rises offset transport cost falls

www.silverguide.site – Annual rate slows in May from 3.5% in April despite record increase in chocolate prices…
UK inflation eases slightly to 3.4% as food price rises offset transport cost falls

Qantas rebounds from worst-ever performance to be named world’s 14th best airline in ranking

www.silverguide.site – Qatar Airways is named best airline for the second year, which will benefit Qantas’s main domestic competitor, Virgin Australia…
Qantas rebounds from worst-ever performance to be named world’s 14th best airline in ranking

Optus agrees to $100m penalty for selling phones to customers who couldn’t afford them or were out of range

www.silverguide.site – Telco’s chief executive says company ‘failed customers’ and conduct was inexcusable…
Optus agrees to $100m penalty for selling phones to customers who couldn’t afford them or were out of range

Trump threatens to keep 25% tariff on UK steel imports over Port Talbot concerns

www.silverguide.site – Exclusive: Sources say US wants information on when importing of raw materials from abroad at Port Talbot site will stop…
Trump threatens to keep 25% tariff on UK steel imports over Port Talbot concerns

Trump claims EU is not offering a fair trade deal; Reeves pitches UK as ‘oasis of stability’; oil climbs as shares fall – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news…
Trump claims EU is not offering a fair trade deal; Reeves pitches UK as ‘oasis of stability’; oil climbs as shares fall – as it happened

Europe will never return to Russian gas, European Commission insists

www.silverguide.site – Body unveils plans to ban all gas imports from Russia by January 2028 – but faces backlash from Hungary, Slovakia and Austria…
Europe will never return to Russian gas, European Commission insists

Poundland to shut 68 stores in restructuring that puts 2,000 jobs at risk

www.silverguide.site – Online sales to end and two distribution centres to close after chain’s sale to Gordon Brothers for £1…
Poundland to shut 68 stores in restructuring that puts 2,000 jobs at risk

‘Vital’ that British steel gets Trump tariff deal after UK-US trade pact, say unions

www.silverguide.site – Starmer should secure deal as soon as possible to exempt UK steel from US levies, says Community union…
‘Vital’ that British steel gets Trump tariff deal after UK-US trade pact, say unions

UK bank TSB could be sold off by Spanish owner Sabadell

www.silverguide.site – Owner says it has received expressions of interest as it battles €11bn hostile approach from local rival BBVA…
UK bank TSB could be sold off by Spanish owner Sabadell

World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds

www.silverguide.site – Two-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises…
World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds
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