Gurpreet Narwan

1 week ago | msn.com | Gurpreet Narwan

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1 week ago | news.sky.com | Gurpreet Narwan

The Chairman of NatWest has thanked British taxpayers for bailing out the bank during the 2008 financial crisis, as it returns into private ownership after 17 years. Rick Haythornthwaite, who succeeded Sir Howard Davies as chairman in April last year, expressed "gratitude to the taxpayer" for rescuing the bank, adding that the company had not forgotten "the lessons of the past" even as it pushes for changes to regulations that were introduced after the financial crisis.

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Gurpreet Narwan

First he took the US on a collision course with China. Then he came for the rest of the world. He crashed into the financial markets and now Donald Trump has been gently tapping on the brakes all week. The world's economic policymakers have been on quite the journey over the past few months. Many of them will have felt a little queasy as they got off the plane in Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual spring meetings. This was their opportunity to talk.

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Gurpreet Narwan

Britain will not lower its standards or water down regulation in exchange for a trade deal with the US, the chancellor has confirmed. Rachel Reeves was speaking ahead of a pivotal meeting with her American counterpart in Washington DC. In an interview with Sky News, Ms Reeves said she was "confident" that a deal would be reached but said she had red lines on food and car standards, adding that changes to online safety were "non-negotiable for the British government".

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Gurpreet Narwan

Britain's economy will be among the hardest hit by the global trade war and inflation is set to climb, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned – as it slashed its UK growth forecast by a third. In a sobering set of projections, the Washington-based organisation said it was grappling with "extremely high levels of policy uncertainty" - and the global economy would slow even if countries manage to negotiate a permanent reduction in tariffs from the US.