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Simon Hunt
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City editor City AM
The Bank of England's quantitative tightening regime is moving up the agenda.

The rate the Bank sells gilts could determine whether the Chancellor meets her fiscal rules.

But can the Treaury change its relationship with the Bank to remove uncertainty?

Read my piece here 👇

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June 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Chart here shows how rapidly things have crept up after a pandemic lull when there was government support
April 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tomorrow's City AM front page: Businesses on the brink. My analysis finds corporate winding up orders have reached a level not seen since the financial crisis
April 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Agree with this from @jackkessler.bsky.social and to it I would add: first class has also become distinctly shitter on British trains
April 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
There were also signs of faster regional growth, with total registrations going up 32% in London in 2024 compared to 2023, but going up 42% outside London.
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🚨 New from me: AI corporate registrations rose to fresh highs in the UK in the fourth quarter, topping 500 for the first time:
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Sure DHL, I'd love to save you money by letting you dump my delivery outside my block of flats so it can be stolen again...
December 30, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Charli XCX takes to the stage at the Revolut party
November 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
A report by @uktn.bsky.social on AI in the West Midlands has been covered in the Express & Star.

...Or at least I think it has, because I'm struggling to read even a single paragraph.
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM
A fun week at Web Summit, which certainly seemed a little busier than last year
November 14, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Riding a driverless Waymo in San Fran was pretty cool! After being terrified the first 5 mins it's a pretty smooth ride
October 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM