‘I’ve plenty of time on my hands’: Advisers bombard me with offers of free steak dinners. Is it wrong to go for the food?

Minutes Item 1 – Introduction The Chair opened the meeting, thanking members for sending across their wildlife nominations. The Chair provided an overview of the previous meeting including reiterating the Bank’s objectives for secure banknote design and reminding members about the suggested guidance discussed at the previous meeting. The Panel discussed the response to the…

Monetary Policy Summary, April 2026 At its meeting ending on 29 April 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 8–1 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. One member voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%. The conflict in the Middle East means that prospects for global energy…

Okta and Crowtstrike. Jonathan Raa | Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company’s preliminary second-quarter results. During the period, Krishna said customers shifted spending to servers and memory and that “rapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity…

Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats on Friday during the North American session, pressured by US President Donald Trump’s comments allowing the resumption of US-Iran talks, but reiterating that the ceasefire is “over.” The XAU/USD pair trades at around $4,103, down 0.48%. XAU/USD falls as renewed war risks lift yields and Dollar The yellow metal seems poised…

The company has shed more than $800 billion in market value from its $2.67 trillion peak in less than a month.

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