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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Rates, cars, Sports Direct, Vodafone
Central bankers around the world may be about to knock stock markets off course by raising interest rates just as “storm clouds are gathering” over the global economy, analysts at a leading Wall Street bank have warned. Markets are at risk of becoming “too complacent” around signs that global trade tensions may be easing, Citigroup analysts declared, at a time when significant geopolitical risks remain and three central banks look set to raise rates. - The Times.
Sunday share tips: Travis Perkins, Weir Group, Tax Systems
Sunday newspaper share tips, including Travis Perkins in the Sunday Times, Weir Group in the Sunday Telegraph and Tax Systems in the Mail on Sunday.
Sunday newspaper round-up: No-deal Brexit, Thomas Cook, Barclays, Babcock
Ministers have drawn up plans to send in the army to deliver food, medicines and fuel in the event of shortages if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Blueprints for the armed forces to assist the civilian authorities, usually used only in civil emergencies, have been dusted down as part of the “no deal” planning. Helicopters and army trucks would be used to ferry supplies to vulnerable people outside the southeast who were struggling to obtain the medicines they needed.
Thursday newspaper round-up: trade war, Brexit meeting, retail jobs, Facebook
Donald Trump and European Union officials stepped back from a trade war on Wednesday as they struck a deal to work towards “zero” tariffs, barriers and subsidies. The EU also agreed to buy billions of dollars worth of American exports, including soya beans and natural gas, and work to reform international trade rules. - Guardian.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Trade, Brexit, takeovers, banks
European Union officials have denied that Jean-Claude Juncker is set to make a significant concession during trade talks with President Trump tomorrow. The president of the European Commission hopes to “de-dramatise” a simmering transatlantic trade dispute during the White House meeting, in an attempt to avoid steeper American import levies on cars. - The Times.
Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Sky, Glencore, BT, banks
President Trump has savaged Theresa May’s Brexit plan, saying that it would almost certainly kill a trade deal between Britain and the United States. He suggested that the prime minister’s proposal was a betrayal of those who voted to leave the European Union and said that Boris Johnson would make a great prime minister. - The Times.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Brexit, poll, aerospace, banks
Plans for a tight new relationship with the European Union in financial services after Brexit will not be included in the government’s long-awaited white paper to be published today. Instead the new approach to the City’s relationship with Brussels, which will mean less access to the European market for UK-based financial service groups, has been described as “cohabiting but without the same commitment as marriage”. - The Times.
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Retail, waistcoats, Sky, Ei Group
Britain’s retailers are benefiting from England’s continuing World Cup run and the warm weather boosting beer, barbecue and big-screen TV sales, despite the severe underlying challenges facing the high street. Suggesting deep problems remain for retailers as they close hundreds of stores across the country, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG said World Cup fever sweeping the nation along with a heatwave helped paper over the cracks for the industry in June.
Monday newspaper round-up: Audits, Sky, BT, Amazon
The competition watchdog has challenged the accounting profession to find ways to improve choice in the auditing market that could save the Big Four firms from being broken up. Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, issued the challenge in meetings with the biggest accountants. It signals a reluctance from the regulator to force accountants to spin off their audit practices after they called the idea “unworkable”. - The Times.
Sunday share tips: Quiz, Halma, Halfords
Share tips from the Sunday newspapers, including Quiz in the Sunday Times, Halma in the Sunday Telegraph and Halfords in the Mail on Sunday.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, GDP, pensions, submarines, Sky
Theresa May’s desperate attempts to unite her party and country behind a new Brexit blueprint are under severe strain, as more than 100 entrepreneurs and founders of UK businesses dismissed it as unworkable – and hardline anti-EU Conservative MPs warned it could mean an outcome worse than “no deal” at all. There were also signs that Brussels was less than impressed after an initial examination of the plans, which were thrashed out and agreed by the entire cabinet at an all-day summit at Chequers on Friday.
Sunday share tips: Kier, Cake Box
Share tips from the Sunday newspapers, including Kier in Sunday Times and Cake Box in the Mail on Sunday.
Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, debt, estate agents, Barclays
The business secretary, Greg Clark, has suggested the post-Brexit transition period could be extended to allow companies more time to prepare, as he criticised cabinet colleagues for airing their differences in public. With Theresa May’s bitterly divided cabinet preparing for a showdown at Chequers on Friday over Britain’s future relationship with the EU, Clark urged ministers to listen to business – and be guided by evidence. - Guardian.
Sunday newspaper round-up: BoE, Metro Bank, M&S, Countrywide, Brexit
A cocktail of risks is stirring in the global economy that could be damaging for Brexit-bound Britain, according to Sir Jon Cunliffe, a Bank of England deputy governor. Escalating trade wars, strains in emerging markets and a rising possibility of a Chinese credit crisis could combine into a “painful” experience for the British economy. - Sunday Times.