Banks are leaving the Caribbean. It’s unfair and will backfire on the west
Financial ‘de-risking’ is making life difficult in vulnerable regions and will lead to more corruption and tax evasion, says Caribbean analyst Kenneth Mohammed
FTSE 100 firms hand billions in dividend payouts to Qatar investors
Critics say everyday UK consumer spending has funnelled billions to controversial World Cup host since 2010
US court drops Libor rate-rigging charges against ex-UBS trader
Judge dismisses case against British former trader Tom Hayes, who was jailed over interest rate scandal
Dying hospice patient had NatWest account frozen after £250 fraud claim
Case highlights how bank customers can lose access to funds over claims as minor as £40 without chance to contest complaint
NatWest reports £1.1bn profit as it predicts 7% fall in UK house prices
Bank says there has been a slowdown in customers trying to get new mortgages in recent weeks
Credit Suisse to cut 9,000 jobs and seek billions in new investment
Shake-up aims to draw line under series of scandals and new £3.5bn loss at Swiss bank
Lloyds bank predicts 8% fall in house prices as its profits tumble
Larger-than-expected drop in profits to £1.5bn in third quarter comes despite rising interest rates
With Rishi Sunak, the City’s takeover of British politics is complete
For all the talk about the thinktanks of Tufton Street, it’s the Square Mile that truly rules Westminster, says Aeron Davis, professor of political communication at Victoria University
Barclays profits soar past forecasts to reach £2bn on back of rising interest rates
Results will further fuel calls for the government to tax banks’ excess earnings
Calls for UK banks windfall tax as HSBC reports profits of $700m more than predicted
Bank records quarterly profits above $3.2bn estimated as interest rates rise on back of higher borrowing costs
Sterling rises to highest level since before Liz Truss’s mini-budget – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as business group warns on austerity ‘doom loop’ and investors buy UK bonds
Mark Carney denies big banks threatened to quit climate finance group
Former BoE governor admits his net zero alliance weakened veto on coal investment because of ‘antitrust concerns’
UK banks pull half of first-time buyer friendly mortgages after mini-budget
Data indicates there are only 137 such products now available compared with 353 in December last year
Banks may see higher tax as a price worth paying for economic stability
Third-quarter profits will be subdued, but many lenders will accept a tax raid to boost the public finances (and their own image)
Barclays could be fined £50m for failing to disclose 2008 Qatari deal
Provisional fine relates to £322m bank paid to Gulf state allegedly in exchange for £4bn investment to save lender from bailout