Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2023
Increase in households’ financial assets, mainly due to valuation gains Following the decline in the previous quarter, households’…
Mortgage Interest Rates in 2026:
Understanding the current state of play and imminent outlook of buy-to-let mortgage rates in the UK is…
Bank of England data reveals biggest quarterly rise in mortgage loans since 2020
UK mortgage lending recorded its strongest quarterly jump in five years in the third quarter of 2025, with…
ECB criticises Italy’s revised proposal on gold reserves, worries about central bank independence
MILAN, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank urged Rome on Monday to reconsider a proposed amendment…
France supports reparations loan to Ukraine, but not from assets in French commercial banks
France supports a reparations loan to Ukraine, but not at the cost of €18 billion in Russian state…
Addleshaw Goddard moves into new London HQ
Addleshaw Goddard has officially opened its new London headquarters at 41 Lothbury, a move that cements the City…
Central bank body BIS raises concerns of gold and stocks double bubble
By Reuters Published December 8, 2025 The combination of gold and share prices soaring in unison is a…
Property of the people? ECB says Italy’s gold isn’t political treasure
ECB President Christine Lagarde has warned Italy against a proposal to declare the country’s gold as property of…
French Banking Giant Integrates Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, USDC Trading
France’s banking landscape is shifting as BPCE begins offering direct crypto purchases to a segment of its retail…
Building bridges in central banking: delegation from Tajikistan hosted in Munich
On 5 August 2025, the Bundesbank welcomed a special delegation: the Governor of the National Bank of Tajikistan,…
Check bank notes as crucial error could make you cash
The Queen Elizabeth II bank note was sold for £140.01 on eBay last month and is thought to…
12 questions about modern money
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth…