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Acquitted Libor trader: “This process is designed to destroy people”
Matt Connolly, former Deutsche Bank trader, says those found guilty of “fixing” Libor are all innocent
The entrepreneur delivering posh takeaways to rock stars and royalty
Peter Georgiou delivers fancy takeaway from high-end restaurants like Nobu to customers including Peter Gabriel
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Blow for Boris as Bank of England slashes UK growth forecast
The Bank of England now expects GDP to grow by 3.75% this year, not 5%, putting at risk the Prime Minister’s claim that the UK is the fastest growing G7 economy
Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.5%
Four rate setters wanted even higher rise in borrowing costs
Butcher shortage leaves pigs stuck on farms
Sausage maker Cranswick wants the government to let more food industry staff come to the UK from the EU and beyond
Will the cost of living crisis hit BT subscriptions?
City Comment: A key year for BT on internet sign-ups
Ofgem to announce 50% energy price cap jump
The new price cap will be announced on Thursday and the tariff will come into force from April
Jeremy King on The Wolseley, Minor Hotels and Richard Caring rumours
One of London’s most influential restaurateurs is braving his way through a crisis designed to ruin him. He tells David Ellis his side of the story
KPMG partner pay jumps 20% to £688,000 in ‘hottest deal market ever’
KPMG’s 14,700 UK staff will also share a “market leading” £100 million bonus pool as professional service firms enjoy a strong rebound from the pandemic
Virgin Money boss needs to cycle faster to overtake other banks
City Comment: The woke CEO is going in the right direction
Shoppers switch to Aldi and Lidl as cost-of-living crisis bites
Households are turning to the German discounters as inflation soars — hitting 3.8% in the grocery sector
Strongest start to the year for UK house prices since 2005
Nationwide Building Society reveal 11.2% annual increase in January, the strongest start to the year for 17 years
Dubai firm to spend £82m turn former Chelsea police station into flats
Chelsea police station was the branch where actor Sir John Gielgud was charged with “importuning” in 1953 after making a pass at an undercover policeman. It shut in 2013.
Jailed Libor trader Hayes ‘ecstatic’ at verdict in US rigging case
A US appeals court has overturned the conviction of two Deutsche Bank traders accused of rigging interest rate submissions, appearing to bolster Hayes’ quest to have his own conviction reversed
Mike Lynch loses Autonomy court battle with Hewlett Packard
Judge says Hewlett Packard “substantially wins” long-running lawsuit. Lynch faces prospect of extradition to the US on fraud charges.
The City Libor traders are not criminals, they never were
City Comment: US Judge gives justice to the traders, finally
AO World set for European retreat with German ‘strategic review’
AO World launched in Germany in 2014 but has struggled to make it work. Analysts say a retreat is now likely, following an exit from its Dutch business in 2019
UK interest rate set to hit 1% by summer, City predicts
The City is bracing for a run of interest rate rises around the world, starting next week with the Bank of England. The UK interest rate is set for its first back-to-back increase since 2004