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My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard
Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met...
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HSBC profits surge 32%, sparking fresh calls for bank taxes in the budget – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say c...
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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profi...
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A modest increase in bank taxes is not the end of the world for lenders
As long as Healey doesn’t go overboard, a small turn on surcharge dial will not seriously undermine flow of ca...
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China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth
Beijing wants banks and insurers to bolster investment in stock market as it helps to replenish cash reserves
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US lawmakers unveil bill to hold Wall Street’s ‘Epstein-connected’ bosses to account
Move comes as Senator Elizabeth Warren condemns Barclays response to questions over ex-boss’s ties to sex offe...
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IMF suggests UK should cut spending rather than raise taxes on banks, as Healey prepares budget raid – as it happened
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Target pensions or welfare, not banks, IMF tells John Healey
Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis and can...
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Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you?
Fees on Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos payments will be banned – but what does it mean for retailers, rewards pr...
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Our understanding of the slave trade is still evolving
Letters: Readers respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to B...
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Thousands of Barclays staff revolt over return-to-office mandate
Union calls for payouts to help cover travel costs and exemption for those living more than 40 minutes away