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Thursday newspaper round-up: Banks, steel, trade, trains
US regulators have started rowing back on banking restrictions brought in following the financial crisis, in a move seen as a significant victory for the Trump administration. The Federal Reserve has proposed altering the so-called Volcker rule, which was designed to stop banks from engaging in proprietary trading while accepting taxpayer-insured deposits. - Telegraph.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit transition, max-fac, autos, Barclays
Theresa May will ask the European Union for a second Brexit transition period to run until 2023 to avoid a hard border in Ireland. Britain will propose another transition covering customs and trade that will follow the period already agreed, scheduled to last until the end of 2020. - The Times.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Rail franchises, customs deal, Capita, buy-to-let
Britain will tell Brussels it is prepared to stay tied to the customs union beyond 2021 as ministers remain deadlocked over a future deal with the EU. The Prime Minister's Brexit war Cabinet earlier this week agreed on a new "backstop" as a last resort to avoid a hard Irish border, having rejected earlier proposals from the European Union. - Telegraph.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: RBS, Brexit impasse, East Coast rail, FirstGroup
Officials charged with managing the taxpayer’s stake in Royal Bank of Scotland have begun contacting City brokers to gauge interest in a potential share sale, only days after the lender agreed a provisional deal with American prosecutors over the sale of toxic mortgage-backed bonds. UK Government Investments began calling investment banks last week after RBS announced a $4. 9 billion settlement on Thursday that cleared what is widely regarded in the City to have been the last hurdle to the state restarting the sale of its 71 per cent holding.
Sunday share tips: BCA Marketplace, Barclays, Harvest Minerals
Share tips from the Sunday newspapers, including BCA Marketplace in the Sunday Times, Questor in the Sunday Telegraph examining Barclays, while Midas in the Mail on Sunday going for Harvest Minerals.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Housebuilding, Brexit, CYBG, Rolls-Royce
Britain's biggest developers could be told to hand over chunks of their building sites to smaller firms as part of a package of measures being considered to help solve the country's housing crisis. A government-appointed panel is understood to have found that the construction of homes is being slowed down as a result of a high proportion of planning permissions being granted for large sites owned by single developers. - Sunday Telegraph.
Thursday newspaper round-up: FOBTs, Sky, trade plans, BP
A cut to the maximum stake on addictive betting machines to £2 has been delayed after a senior minister led a cabinet revolt against the plans. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport planned to announce the reduction today after winning over sceptics in the Treasury but a source close to the cabinet says Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, has strongly objected to the plan. - The Times.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, retail, rail, manufacturers
Theresa May is facing renewed cross-party pressure to accept membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) or risk defeat in the Commons. Peers vote on Tuesday night on a series of amendments as officials work to try to find a deal on May’s preferred option of a customs relationship with Europe that is acceptable to Brexiters and remainers in her cabinet, as well as MPs and EU negotiators. - Guardian.
Air France drops 10% on the stock market after the resignation of its president
Air France is fell 10% on the stock market Monday after announcing Friday losses of 269 million euros during the first quarter of 2018. The company also had to face the resignation of Jean-Marc Janaillac, president of the group.
Sunday newspaper round-up: BoE, Brexit, Amazon, Imperial Brands, BT
Interest rates could stay low for as long as another two years, as falling inflation and weak economic growth force the Bank of England to scrap plans to push up rates in the coming months. Mark Carney is expected to hold rates at 0. 5pc at Thursday’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, postponing a highly-anticipated rate rise for at least three months. - Sunday Telegraph.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Customs deal, starter homes, Sainsbury's, Spotify
Theresa May has only days to salvage her plan for a customs deal with the EU after a show of defiance by cabinet ministers put her authority in question. The prime minister failed to secure the backing for a “customs partnership” with the EU yesterday despite telling her most senior ministers that it was her favoured option, with new home secretary Sajid Javid coming out against the plan in a crucial intervention that tipped the balance. - The Times.