Multi-party politics heightens danger for muddled LabourNews Feed
Runcorn by-election points to risk of fragmented voter preferences and timidity in grappling with UK public realm
Farage shakes British politics with election surgeNews Feed
Reform ahead so far in more local council seats than every other party put together
Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in ‘message’ to SharaaNews Feed
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack was warning to Damascus over threats to Druze minority
Albanese urges Australians to vote for continuity in poll overshadowed by TrumpNews Feed
Surveys suggest narrow advantage for incumbent Labor party
NatWest profits surge as bank nears full private ownershipNews Feed
High street lender posts jump in earnings despite higher provisions linked to trade turmoil
Shell to hand $3.5bn to shareholders despite fall in profitsNews Feed
First-quarter adjusted earnings drop 28% but defy gloomier analyst forecasts
Increasing reliance on complex technology leaves banks vulnerableNews Feed
In the race to modernise many financial institutions remain hamstrung by ‘technical debt’
Can the financial sector cope with a changing climate?News Feed
Some regulators continue to warn extreme weather could trigger market panic, others, including the Fed, are less convinced
Policymakers fret over rising sovereign debtNews Feed
Warning of ‘snowball effect’ from higher borrowing as governments come under pressure to improve public finances
Trump will stress test the financial system to the maxNews Feed
The US president’s approach is undermining key pillars of the country’s financial system