Manufacturers overcome gloomy economy as output surge continues
新数据显示，随着企业将产量提高到近两年来的最高水平，制造商已经克服了全国黯淡的经济前景。根据标准普尔全球对制造商产出的月度调查，商业活动继续增长，这是该行业连续第九个月增长。采购 [...]
As it happened: UK stocks cool after Astrazeneca drags; Trump and Iran clash over peace talks
欢迎回到 City AM 直播博客。唐纳德·特朗普暗示美国和伊朗之间即将就霍尔木兹海峡达成协议，但遭到德黑兰方面的反驳，伦敦股市在新的一周开始相对喜忧参半。美国总统表示，沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、卡塔尔和伊朗 [...]
Iran war could ‘halt growth’ across UK economy
一家金融城公司警告称，伊朗战争可能会“阻碍”英国经济的增长，因为安迪·伯纳姆和约翰·希利的经济管理成功很大程度上取决于特朗普总统的决策。四大咨询公司安永表示，英国经济今年的表现可能好于最初预期，因为其增长预测为[...]
Natwest hikes targets again after jump in profit
Natwest 连续第二季度上调了收入目标，因为该银行公布的利润好于预期，并向投资者发放了丰厚的股息。这家蓝筹银行报告称，2026 年前 6 个月的税前利润跃升 20%，达到 43 亿英镑，高于上年的 36 亿英镑，并且 [...]
Burnham accused of imposing ‘top–down’ devolution
在总理公布与地方领导人分享所得税收入的新计划后，安迪·伯纳姆的权力下放议程因其“自上而下”的方法而受到猛烈抨击。伯纳姆本人曾担任曼彻斯特前市长，他表示，作为他推动的一部分，英格兰的地区领导人将在明年春天开始获得“更大份额的本地收入”。
‘It’s going to impact work’: Lloyds to cut £2bn in costs with AI
劳埃德银行集团 (Lloyds Banking Group) 的老板正准备大幅削减其成本基础，因为该银行加倍致力于人工智能的发展。这家金融服务巨头的首席执行官查理·纳恩 (Charlie Nunn) 透露，人工智能“将影响工作”并“要求我们重新培训员工并雇用新员工”。
Bank of England holds interest rates but warns of rises to come
在英国经济的通胀表现令经济学家惊讶之后，英国央行选择将利率维持在 3.75% — — 尽管政策制定者警告称，在今年下半年价格稳定面临困难之前，“政策策略可能会改变”。货币政策委员会 (MPC) 将利率维持在 [...]
Shell launches bumper buyback after earnings more than double on Middle East turmoil
壳牌表示，在披露伊朗战争对油价和交易量的影响后，该公司将继续实施大量股票回购计划，并帮助其实现了接近历史最高水平的利润。 4 月至 7 月期间，这家英荷巨头的净利润飙升至 98 亿美元，是去年同期的两倍多，超出了分析师的预期。股价上涨 [...]
Lloyds beats profit target as bank sets sights on more cost-cutting
劳埃德银行集团 (Lloyds Banking Group) 上半年的利润超出了预期，因为该银行的最高老板制定了未来几年进一步节省成本的计划。拥有苏格兰银行和哈利法克斯银行的富时 100 银行在上半年录得 43 亿英镑的税前利润 [...]
Andy Burnham pledges ‘cost £63bn’ – and tax ideas could backfire
新的分析显示，安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 和约翰·希利 (John Healey) 提出的一系列减税和支出承诺可能会使政府到 2030 年花费高达 630 亿英镑。在国防、社会关怀和议会大厦建设方面的承诺可能会让财政大臣在本世纪末面临 460 亿至 630 亿英镑的账单，这 [...]
Bank of England may set the stage for interest rate hikes this year
style="text-indent: 2em; "The Bank of England could today roll the pitch for a series of interest rate hikes this year after price shocks triggered by the war in Iran rippled through the global economy in the past quarter, City analysts have predicted. Analysts across financial firms in the City are expecting the Bank to lea
Trump warns Iran: ‘We’re going to beat the f***ing s*** out of them’
style="text-indent: 2em; "Donald Trump has vowed to hit back at Iran after it launched “surprise” strikes against US forces in the Middle East last night. “We’re going to beat the f***ing s*** out of them. We’ll be hitting them hard. They’re going to get a beating,” the US President told Fox News on Wednesday. Oil prices hav
Mortgage approvals inch up yet gains to be ‘retracted’
style="text-indent: 2em; "Mortgage approvals rose slightly in June, according to Bank of England data, yet growing fears of a rise in interest rates could set the property market back again. Net mortgage approvals climbed by around three per cent, from 56,565 in May to 58,200 in June. That remained below the six-month avera
‘Difficult decisions’ – Burnham looks at new tax on workers to fund social care overhaul
style="text-indent: 2em; "Andy Burnham has pleaded for opponents to engage in a cross-party discussion over sweeping adult social care reform as he warned that “difficult decisions” would have to be taken to fund the plans. In a press conference from a Jewish care centre in North London, Burnham indicated he wanted social ca
As it happened: Stocks reach all-time high; US fires back at ‘surprise’ Iran attacks
style="text-indent: 2em; "Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. It’s Wednesday and the UK’s blue-chip index surged in early trading to reach an all-time high, brushing off the latest outbreak of attacks in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 hit 10,945 on the market open, eclipsing the previous intraday record of 10,934,
Healey faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation puts tax rises in play
style="text-indent: 2em; "Chancellor John Healey is facing a £24bn real terms squeeze on the public purse due to higher inflation and will be forced to hike takes to fund the government’s spending plans, a top think tank has warned. Price growth will peak at 3.8 per cent early next year before a slow return to the Bank [...]
Hold interest rates but ‘sound hawkish’, City AM Shadow MPC tells Bank of England
在一系列经济数据显示通胀螺旋式上升的威胁有所缓解后，City AM 影子货币政策委员会表示，英国央行应于周四维持利率不变。由 City AM 编制的影子货币政策委员会（Shadow MPC）表示，一系列经济数据发布表明 [...]
Students urged to rethink idea of a ‘safe job’ as Labour pledges major education reform
随着安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 宣布年仅 14 岁的儿童将获得技术教育，内阁部长警告年轻人不要依赖“安全可靠的工作”。工作和养老金大臣帕特·麦克法登 (Pat McFadden) 表示，鉴于就业市场受到干扰，教育体系的变革“更加紧迫”。
