Konstantinos Chrysikos

3 weeks ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Konstantinos Chrysikos |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell

According to latest figures UK manufacturing sector has shrunk again due to US tariffs and increased costs in May.

2 months ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Bas Kooijman |Mark Channer |Konstantinos Chrysikos |Sarah Dunsby

Following a series of “Orwellian” encounters with police Labour has been told to end non crime hate incidents and get them to start doing their job “the public expects” in fighting real crime and not knocking on granny’s door. The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will table an amendment to Labour’s Crime and Policing Bill to ban the cops recording NCHIs, with the exception of a few cases that should rightly be followed up.

2 months ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Konstantinos Chrysikos |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell |Alejandro Cremades

Network Rail Property has achieved its highest ever quarter of retail sales (Q3 covering October to December 2024) revealing a total sales uplift of +7% and +7.7% like-for-like (LfL) sales boost across its portfolio of 19 managed stations in Great Britain. Set against the wider retail market, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) tracked a +0.3% increase of LFL sales for the same quarter. Each of the five Network Rail regions delivered positive retail sales across both LfL and total sales.

2 months ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Konstantinos Chrysikos |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell |Alejandro Cremades

The luxury carmaker Aston Martin has announced they’re considering selling their minority stake in the Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 team to help improve their finance. Lawrence Stroll’s Yew Tree Consortium have said they are looking to invest another £52.5 million to grow their shareholding. Stroll’s son is the driver for the F1 team, Lanc Stroll, and the father is the majority owner of the F1 team.

2 months ago | londonlovesbusiness.com | Konstantinos Chrysikos |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell |Alejandro Cremades

The US Dollar could come under pressure amid escalating trade tensions and mounting fears of an economic slowdown. President Trump confirmed over the weekend that his upcoming reciprocal tariffs will apply to all countries, raising concerns over potential retaliation, inflationary spillovers, and a sharper slowdown in global trade activity. The cautious market tone was reflected in US Treasury yields, with the 10-year note falling to 4.2% as investors moved toward safer assets.