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Make America indebted again
On the one-year anniversary of president Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration is more divided than ever with growing murmurs of a government shutdown. One thing the president seems to have unwavering support on is his tax bill, but with treasury yields rising should investors be more concerned?
PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank and MMI
Julius Baer appoints a managing director from Barclays, MMI makes significant changes to its leadership team and Deutsche Bank hires a head of UK client advisers.
HMRC reveals bizarre tax return excuses of 2017
Spilt coffee, a wife who sees aliens and vertigo were just some of the excuses HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) received in 2017 from people who failed to file their tax returns. Click through the slides to see some of the other intriguing excuses and some of the wildly optimistic expense claims the organisation received.
Commodities | 18 Jan 18
US Government shutdown sees pound climb
The prospect of a US government shutdown has seen the pound climb to its highest level against the dollar since Brexit, while cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to decline.
FCA blasts ‘sleepwalking into another scandal’ accusations
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has wholly rejected a report from the Work & Pensions Select Committee that said the UK watchdog of “sleepwalking into another mis-selling scandal”.