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On June 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC; together with the SEC, the Commissions) issued a joint request for comment (RFC) on “potential opportunities…
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that it had prohibited Thomas Engelbrecht from future participation in the banking industry and fined him $125,000.
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On June 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC; together with the SEC, the Commissions) issued a joint request for comment (RFC) on “potential opportunities…
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Since its launch a decade ago, and throughout its journey to becoming one of the UK’s most successful internet startups, OnlyFans – which was valued at more than £3bn in April – has presented itself as a vehicle for con…
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Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’
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The only available video over the last 15 months of the official who really wields power in Donald Trump ’s Pentagon is a cartoon animation. Released in May on X by the US government, it shows a silver haired figure in …
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It would be a stretch to describe the £10bn-ish takeover of Intertek as a landmark event for the London stock market or the FTSE 100 index.
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The Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook faced more than $1.3m in legal and security fees after coming under attack from the Trump administration, according to ethics disclosures that were filed on Wednesday.
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David Roberts, Chair Andrew Bailey, Governor Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor – Financial Stability Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor - Monetary Policy Sir Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor – Markets & Banking Sam Woods, Dep…
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Cuba’s economy needs urgent changes to overcome a crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, the president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said in a speech to Communist party leaders.
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Fewer than half of rail commuters in Great Britain think their train fare is value for money, a national passenger survey has found.
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below:
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on a proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program. The proposal would introduce requirements for…
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Nigel Farage has been trying to block a Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party.
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Since 2020, the stock market has more than doubled. Americans who own substantial financial assets are reveling in economic success. For everyone else, the economy feels very different. This summer, the average family w…
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Uncertainty over the impact of high energy prices has led policymakers at the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 3.75%.
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The number of job vacancies has fallen to its lowest level for five years as businesses cut back on recruitment, according to the latest official figures.
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Sky News - Governor, you’ve held interest rates where they are when we’ve had some more positive news round inflation, oil prices are coming down. It feels like a rosier picture, but you're still pretty cautious? Govern…
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In 2024, the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna announced that it would cut hundreds of customer service roles and begin using an artificial intelligence chatbot instead. The move was expected to save the company millions…
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The City watchdog has closed an investigation into the power generator Drax after an almost 10-month review into the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass station.
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Tesco’s UK sales growth has more than halved as it said the conflict in the Middle East had created “ongoing uncertainty for many households”.
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Property sales in Dubai have fallen “off a cliff”, a leading market watcher has said, after war in the Middle East forced a dramatic slowdown in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets.
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The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 â 0 vote: