Global News Bank of England – The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, announced that the Monetary policy committee voted unanimously to kept interest rates at 0.75%, which was

Global News Prime Minister Johnson – Boris Johnson took the reins from Theresa May this week, and became the UK’s Prime Minister. After a long battle to gain control, PM

Global News Chinese GDP data – China’s economy slowed this quarter, setting the weakest pace since records began in 1992. The world’s second largest economy grew only 6.2% year on

Global News US Federal Reserve – Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell testified to the ‘House Financial Services Committee’ and the ‘Senate’ this week. Last Friday US job’s data was released,

Richard Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of Frenkel Topping said: “We acknowledge today’s announcement from the Lord Chancellor, setting the discount rate at a level which recognises that claimants should receive

Global News European Central Bank – Mario Draghi’s time as the President of the European Central Bank is coming to an end, and the successor has been chosen. The chair

Global News US-Iran sanctions – US President Donald Trump announced a new set of “hard hitting” sanctions on Iran, partly in retaliation after the downing of a US drone last

Global News Central banks – This was the week that securities markets were waiting for, as major central banks announced their monetary policy plans going forward. The European Central Bank’s

Global News Hong Kong protests – Hong Kong’s government attempted to pass a law, that would for the first time ever, allow extraditions to mainland China. Opponents of the new