Maurício Alencar

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Economics and City Reporter at City A.M.

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Analysis: What is in the US-UK trade deal and what does it mean?

6 days ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Thursday 08 May 2025 5:25 pm Analysis: What is in the US-UK trade deal and what does it mean?
Faster interest rate cuts hopes fade after Bank of England decision

6 days ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Thursday 08 May 2025 3:18 pm | Updated: Thursday 08 May 2025 3:19 pm Quicker interest rate cut hopes fade after Bank of England decision Economics Reporter Investors believe the Bank of England is less likely to accelerate interest rate cuts this year. City investors have lowered expectations of multiple interest rate cuts later in the year after the Bank of England decided to reduce rates to 4.25 per cent. Prior to the Bank’s decision on Thursday at 12.02 pm, markets priced in around three...
Firms will have to ‘train British workers’ under immigration plans

6 days ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Thursday 08 May 2025 2:58 pm Firms will have to ‘train British workers’ under immigration plans Economics Reporter Home secretary Yvette Cooper is believed to be most sensitive about any plans that could raise immigration levels. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) UK firms will reportedly have to train British workers if they wish to hire staff from abroad as part of government efforts to lessen the economy’s reliance on mass immigration. Firms have lowered expectations for investment in...
Bank of England cuts interest rate in split decision

6 days ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Thursday 08 May 2025 12:11 pm | Updated: Thursday 08 May 2025 12:16 pm Bank of England cuts interest rate in split decision Economics Reporter Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey voted for an interest rate cut. The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.25 per cent in a split decision dividing hawks and doves. The Bank’s policymakers suggested that President Trump’s aggressive tariffs on China were “more likely to be disinflationary than inflationary”, with price growth expected to...
Bank of England interest rates cut ‘nailed on’

6 days ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Thursday 08 May 2025 6:00 am | Updated: Wednesday 07 May 2025 4:43 pm Bank of England interest rates cut ‘nailed on’ Economics Reporter The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates. The Bank of England is “nailed on” to cut interest rates later today to 4.25 per cent, investors believe. City of London leaders are anxiously awaiting the Bank’s newest monetary policy decision, which is set to be unveiled at 12.02pm due to a two-minute silence to commemorate Victory in Europe...
Fed expected to hold interest rates and vex Trump

1 week ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Wednesday 07 May 2025 3:24 pm | Updated: Wednesday 07 May 2025 4:52 pm Fed expected to hold interest rates and vex Trump Economics Reporter The Fed is not expected to cut interest rates. The US Federal Reserve will not bring interest rates down until July, Goldman Sachs has predicted, in what may spark a fresh conflict between President Trump and Fed chair Jerome Powell. The world’s most powerful central bank has held back from making interest rate cuts due to a foggy outlook on what a trade...
UK construction crumbles in April as ‘bumpy ride’ continues

1 week ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Wednesday 07 May 2025 10:19 am UK construction crumbles in April as ‘bumpy ride’ continues Economics Reporter The construction sector has had to endure a “bumpy ride” this year, researchers have said. UK construction endured another month of collapsing output in April, new research has suggested, in signs that a turnaround in the sector is still distant. The sector has now seen a decline in output over four consecutive months, according to S&P Global’s newest purchasing managers’ index (PMI)....
What a trade deal with India means for the UK

1 week ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar |Fonie Mitsopoulou

Wednesday 07 May 2025 6:02 am | Updated: Tuesday 06 May 2025 8:31 pm What a trade deal with India means for the UK The Indian minister of commerce paid a visit to London to meet trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
London still ‘second most attractive market’ for dealmaking

1 week ago | cityam.com | Maurício Alencar

Wednesday 07 May 2025 6:00 am | Updated: Tuesday 06 May 2025 7:14 pm London still ‘second most attractive market’ for dealmaking post-Brexit Economics Reporter London is still a hub for M&A deals, a new report has suggested. The UK saw the second highest level of dealmaking between 2018 and 2024, new research has suggested, reflecting London’s status as a key financial hub despite claims its status would be reduced post-Brexit. Mergers and acquisitions in the UK hit $1.14 trillion in value...
What a trade deal with India means for the UK

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Maurício Alencar

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