UK businesses grow at fastest rate in five years but employment drops August 5, 2020 The UK economy’s private sector rebounded at its fastest rate in five years in July, according to the final reading of a closely watched measure, as the government eased coronavirus restrictions. The IHS Markit/Cips composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) jumped to 57 in July from 47.7 in June. It was slightly lower than a “flash” [...]
Before the Bell: Deal or no deal, as the choreography steps up December 8, 2020 Equity markets got the week off to a negative start yesterday, weighed down by a combination of concerns over rising coronavirus cases in the US, and the prospect that the UK and EU appear to be heading down a road to no deal, at the end of this month. From the initial optimism of Sunday [...]
UK inflation beats expectations but stays well below Bank target July 15, 2020 UK inflation increased for the first time this year in June as non-essential shops reopened from coronavirus lockdown, official figures have shown, although it was still well below the Bank of England’s target. UK inflation as measured by the consumer price index came in at 0.6 per cent in June, the Office for National Statistics [...]
Marston’s toasts ‘strong’ Christmas after challenging 2019 January 24, 2020 Pub group Marston’s raised a glass to a “strong” Christmas this morning as impressive growth over the holiday helped offset a sluggish start to December. In a trading update the firm said that sales growth for the four months to January 18 saw a one per cent increase, but this rose to 4.5 per cent [...]
The best cars of 2022 for sheer driving fun December 5, 2022 These are the most exciting or memorable cars we drove in 2022, from the Dacia Jogger to the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS.
UK coronavirus deaths leap to 171 as lockdown nears end June 23, 2020 A further 171 people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 42,927. The figure represents a disappointing return to levels seen last week, following yesterday’s announcement of 15 fatalities, marking the lowest daily death toll since lockdown began More than 237,000 tests were distributed in the UK yesterday, [...]
Screenshot – City A.M.’s new weekly TMT column October 16, 2020 This new weekly column brings you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week: ** Media Moment of the Week: Piers Morgan makes a confession ** The OECD, Amazon and a terrible week for tech tax ** All streamed up: What’s next for Netflix? Media Moment of the Week “I [...]
City Spirits: Our new drinks column takes on the Super Bowl February 5, 2021 Several years ago, Joel Harrison and Andy Silvester met in a south London pub discussing lower-league football. Fast forward, and Joel is now the co-author of several books on spirits and one of the world’s leading booze writers and creative consultants, and Andy Silvester is City A.M.’s Acting Editor – with a penchant for cocktails [...]
Back to Business: Merlin Labron-Johnson on how Covid could change hospitality for the better August 22, 2020 We talk to London’s top chefs about how they are dealing with the strange ‘new normal’. This week Merlin Labron-Johnson, chef-founder of Osip, speaks about the silver linings he found during lockdown. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Merlin Labron-Johnson and I’m the chef-owner of a little restaurant called Osip in Bruton, [...]
Wetherspoons resolves pigs in blankets shortage in time for Christmas December 17, 2019 JD Wetherspoon customers can breathe a sigh of relief as pigs in blankets are back on the menu in the run up to Christmas following a shortage earlier this week. Pigs in blankets had been served without their blankets in some pubs due to supply chain problems earlier this week. Read more: Which wines to [...]