London, Thursday 30th March The government has today published a long-awaited update to its Green Finance Strategy, setting out plans to …
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March 2023 interest rate hike: Positive Money response
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by a further 0.25% to 4.25%, Fran Boait, executive director of research …
Hunt missed opportunity for windfall tax on bank profits
London, Wednesday 15th March 2023 Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, Fran Boait, executive director at Positive Money, …
SVB collapse makes case for digital pound & Bank of England climate and capital report
London, 13th March 2023 On the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Simon Youel, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Positive Money, …
Positive Money response to Lloyds Bank profits
London, Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Lloyds Bank has today announced that its pre-tax profits for 2022 were £6.9 billion, and that it has …
Positive Money response to HSBC profits
London, Tuesday 21st February 2023 HSBC has today announced that its profits for 2022 were £14.5 billion. Its profits for the last …
NatWest 2022 profits – Positive Money response
London, Friday 17th February 2023 NatWest has today announced that its profits for 2022 were £5.1 billion. The results are …
Barclays 2022 profits – Positive Money response
London, Wednesday 15th February 2023 Barclays has today announced that its profits for 2022 were £7bn. Barclays’ results come as …
Interest rate decision – Positive Money response
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the tenth time in a row. The Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise rates by 0.5% to a …