Why mortgage rates may stay higher for even longer

12:01 AM, 17th August 2026, 3 days ago The government has confirmed further regulation for letting agents as it clarifies deposit rules for agents. In a written parliamentary answer, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage warned that deposit protection scheme membership should not be mistaken for accreditation. The news comes as the government will publish a non-statutory…

Cameco (Toronto: CCO, or NYSE: CCJ) is a C$54 billion (£28.8 billion) nuclear-industry supplier covering the whole spectrum from uranium exploration, mining, refining, enrichment and fuel fabrication to designing, developing and servicing reactors. The Iran war and resulting interruption of oil and gas supplies shows how geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply chains and affect share…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to heed tenants’ calls for reform at Rental Ripoff Hearings, but upping enforcement on landlords to “fix the city” is easier said than done. The Mamdani administration debuted his Rental Ripoff Report Thursday, compiling tenants’ most frequent complaints about their living conditions and landlord dynamics, while promising major changes planned to…

Cryptocurrency trading volumes across Robinhood and Bitstamp increased 61% month over month to $17.5 billion in August, although activity remained 38% below the previous year’s level. London’s trading industry is coming home! Bitstamp generated $10.1 billion of the total, exceeding the $7.4 billion traded through the Robinhood app. The acquired exchange therefore accounted for approximately…

At bigger banks, enterprise risk owns scenario frameworks – Risk.net Skip to main content Close navigation menu End of drawer navigation content Risk Benchmarking research finds ERM teams tasked with providing effective challenge on scenario construction across risk silos This article is part of a series benchmarking bank enterprise risk management practices. Subscribers can view…

People are staying in their homes for longer, likely due to the higher costs of moving and reduced house price gains. Analysis from Connells Group showed that short-term homeowner moves were at a record low, with just 5% of sellers this year having owned their homes for fewer than three years.  This was down…