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Politics dampens optimism: US downgrade reflects the failure to put a lid on federal spending, says ALEX BRUMMERBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:54 EDT, 2 August 2023 <!-- <!-- -->…

The scale of profits at HSBC, the UK’s largest bank, was certain to attract unwanted attention.Earnings of £17billion look to be off the scale at a time when High Street banks rightly are in the dock over poor returns for savers, branch…

Britain has immense vision and ambition for big projects to drive higher productivity and a better economic future.But the ability of government, regulators and managers to deliver is feeble.Advocates of HS2 cannot but be appalled by the…

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Curse of the bad bankers By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:01 EDT, 30 July 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

ALEX BRUMMER: Bank calls in big gun Ben BernankeBy Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 16:50 EDT, 28 July 2023 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- -->…

ALEX BRUMMER: Treasury must make sure NHS and drug regulatory agencies have appropriate resources to keep Britain's innovators ahead of the packFailure in Whitehall to grasp opportunity for Britain to be pioneer in life…

Britain’s capacity to reach for a panic button at the first smell of consumer cordite knows no bounds.Doubtless for the homeowners who have a two-year fix that expires in the coming months and face paying 6 per cent for their repriced…

Rihanna wasted no time to leave a sweet comment on her baby daddy, A$AP Rocky's, latest Father's Day post shared on Instagram on Sunday. The Umbrella hitmaker, 35, who enjoyed a casual outing in LA with the Good For You rapper, 34,…

A resurgence of confidence: But are the floats by WE Soda and CAB just part of a lucky streak for the City? asks MAGGIE PAGANOBy Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 16:59 EDT, 8 June 2023 | Updated: 17:12 EDT,…

Now that the Senate has signed off on the US's new debt ceiling and a government default has been averted, a huge uncertainty has been removed from global markets.In the US, debate is shifting from budgets back to the core obsession of…