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Traders increase interest rate rise bets as pound hits 15-month high

Markets are pricing in an interest rate peak of 6.5%, probably early next year

Business

Thames Water’s former CEO handed half a million pounds

Shareholders put in another £750 million to heavily indebted company

Business

City eyes Hunt’s reforms at Mansion House speech

Moves to make it easier for companies to raise money in London are expected tonight

Business

Double whammy hits London economy on top of house price fall

The average cost of a London house is £517,000, down over 4% in June

Business

Billionaires demand more space at the top of London’s property market

Signs are that bigger homes mean the super-rich are using the capital as their primary residence

Business

Ashtead backs its London listing as US business drives profits

“We remain happy where we are,” its CEO Brendan Horgan tells The Standard

Business

M&G eyes further costs savings as City redundancies hit its target

Assets under management up £2 billion, driven by UK investors despite ‘mini-Budget crisis’ in September

Business

Rising interest rates keep pressure on real estate investment trusts

Drop in investment demand comes even as demand for retail and warehouse space recovers

Business

New car sales go up a gear

Last Ford Fiesta to roll off the production line this month ahead of switch to electric vehicles

Business

London’s still Europe’s top finance hub, but don’t take it for granted

City Comment: London’s hegemony is still unchallenged — for now

Business

Vet pharma firm Dechra backs £4.5bn private equity deal

The takeover represents a discount to the earlier £40.70 a share offer EQT made in April

Business

Auditor says Alphawave profits were $7m less than previously reported

Alphawave’s shares have been suspended since the end of April

Business

National Grid calls for ‘agile’ regulation in green power push

Electricity newtork’s CEO tells The Standard that this winter’s measures to cut demand were a ‘glimpse of the future’

Business

Cost-of-living crisis makes UK workers restless for new jobs

London at the forefront as new research points to pent-up demand in a tight labour market

Business

The City remains a beacon of innovation for stock listings

Moves off market show London is innovating, not dying

Business

National Express’ new name is bland and meaningless. Get used to it.

City Comment: Mobico sounds like a toy brand, but it’s probably here to stay

Business

Compass profit over £1 billion as sport fans and office workers return

World’s biggest contract caterer backs London listing as it shifts its reporting currency to dollars

Business

Bank of England rate hikes: Is this the week they peak?

All eyes on Threadneedle Street at noon on Thursday as thousands of mortgages and loans track the base rate

Business

HSBC bosses claim victory as shareholders roundly reject split plan

The insurance group calling for a split found few allies willing to join its side on the vote

Business

British Airways owner eyes summer travel boom

IAG says it is “ready to deliver” for customers during the summer travel season

Business

International sales help Bentley profits approach record highs

Bentley made the state limousine that is likely to bring King Charles III around London over the Coronation weekend

Business

Shell’s £8 billion profit stokes calls for more taxes

Anglo-Dutch oil major to return £3.2 billion to investors

Business

Unilever shareholders revolt against CEO’s €5.1 million pay packet

Shareholders representing 58% of voting shares rejected the policy

Business

BP reports blockbuster profit but shares fall as it trims cash return

Shares in the FTSE 100 oil major fall as rate of share buybacks also eases

Business

Deutsche Bank to buy Numis for £410m to get closer to top London firms

Some jobs could be lost in the deal, but Deutsche said these losses are “not expected to be material”.