GPE: West End landlord upgrades forecasts as workers return to central London November 16, 2023 Great Portland Estates, the London-listed landlord said it had signed 37 new leases and renewals in the six months to 30 September, as workers returned to the office. The West End-focused landlord said market lettings were on average 13.4 per ahead of March 2023’s estimated rental value (ERV) with an annual rent role of £11.2m. [...]
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From Rwanda to inflation, Sunak has tied himself to pledges he can’t control November 16, 2023 Cutting both immigration and inflation are two of Sunak’s cornerstone pledges, but the PM is struggling to wrest the former under control even as he amps up the rhetoric, writes Simon Neville
Eurozone posts robust recovery — but forecast notes EU economy has ‘lost momentum’ November 15, 2023 In its new Autumn forecast, the Commission predicted that the currency union would grow 0.6 per cent in 2023, a downgrade on its previous forecast of 0.8 per cent.
St James’s Place shares bounce as bosses mount defence of paypackets November 15, 2023 Shares in St James’s Place have bounced today after the firm mounted a defence of its bosses’ paypackets following a small revolt at its annual meeting in May.
Inflation drops below five per cent in boost for Bank of England and Sunak November 15, 2023 Although the Bank of England has left interest rates on hold for two consecutive meetings, members of the MPC have been warning that more needs to be done to tackle inflation.
EMEA and UK Q3 M&A: Down, but not out November 14, 2023 | City Talk Hopes were high for EMEA M&A going into Q3. Unfortunately, that optimism didn’t translate into increased deal values and volumes for EMEA. Nearly every sub-region experienced decreased activity. So, were there glimmers of light across the region and in the UK & Ireland? And are there still deals to be done before the year closes? [...]
Oil watchdogs raise outlooks amidst Israel-Palestine uncertainty November 14, 2023 Global oil markets are creeping back to confidence as two energy watchdogs cast a positive light on the sector this week.
Sterling surges to highest level since mid-September as US inflation falls faster than expected November 14, 2023 The pound jumped higher on Tuesday afternoon after new figures showed that US inflation fell faster than expected in October making further rate hikes in the US unlikely.
FTSE 100 close: Midcap index storms up nearly 3.5 per cent and pound surges after US inflation data November 14, 2023 London's FTSE 100 was flat in early trading on Tuesday as investors mulled fresh jobs data showing higher-than-expected wage growth.