Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets Exclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016
Co-operative Bank seems to have lost £2,500 I sent abroad It was to fund a language laboratory but when the money didn’t arrive we knew there was a problem
Banking regulator Sam Woods: ‘This is the most intense period since the 2008 financial crisis’ In an exclusive interview, the head of the Prudential Regulation Authority talks about Credit Suisse, the gilt market meltdown – and stress-testing banks for the climate crisis
‘Imagine Westminster under water’: stricter tests needed to see how City copes with climate disasters Sam Woods, head of the Bank’s financial stability watchdog, says lenders have only shown they can survive ‘slow burn’ changes to temperatures
Rupert Murdoch’s last move? The Spectator is in his sights Rightwing magazine is said to be a favourite of the billionaire and is considered a ‘trophy prize’
As UK mortgage interest rates fall, should you choose a two-year or five-year fix? Bank of England halts run of base rate rises but borrowers still have much to ponder
Nationwide launches 8% account as battle for UK’s savings intensifies Building society’s regular saver for current account holders is one of a growing number paying 6% interest or more
Oil hits $95 per barrel; CBI postpones annual meeting amid ‘cashflow challenges’ – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude hits 10-month high and CBI puts annual meeting on hold amid financial woes
FCA finds no evidence of customers being debanked over political views Watchdog launched inquiry after row over Coutts’s handling of Nigel Farage’s account
‘It’s easier to budget’: people on why they swapped cards for cash Rising costs, scams and the local shop – why more people are returning to paying with notes and coins
Free food and threats to bonuses: UK finance and tech firms fight working from home Banks and insurers join Google, Amazon and Meta in encouraging staff to spend most of week in office
UK taxpayers left footing bill as number of fraudulent Covid loans soars Figures show that lenders flagged nearly £1.7bn of government-backed loans for potential fraud at end of June
Cash payments rise in UK as people seek ways to manage budgets Number of payments using coins and notes rose 7% last year amid cost of living crisis, after a decade of decline
New UK banks’ post-Brexit investment only one third of lost EU funds Exclusive: Thinktank says replacements for European Investment Bank have backed ‘fewer, smaller and lower-risk projects’
‘We’ve learned lessons’: the banker clearing up the £1.1bn fallout from the UK’s Covid loan scheme British Business Bank chief Louis Taylor says he values roles that are ‘beyond the pure profit motive’