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When assessing the likely economic outlook and how this may impact on growth, it is important to identify data releases that are good indicators of economic health. Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMIs) are one such indicator that we follow most closely, as they survey spending intentions of...Read more

Lady Frances Bruce

Each month, the bank's archivist Pamela Hunter publishes an illustrated article which looks at a single item from our historical collections and the story behind it.Read more

Lord Finkelstein

The bank held it's third Entrepreneurs' Forum last night with guest speaker Lord Finkelstein of Pinner providing a fascinating insight in to the political landscape and his personal views on the ideas that will underpin the manifestos in the run up to the next General Election.  Read more

Citywealth

We are delighted to have won two awards at the annual Citywealth Awards ceremony.Read more

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The Nikkei 225, Japan’s most followed equity market index, has fallen 11.5% year-to-date* in local currency terms. Part of this will be profit taking after last year’s strong performance, when the Nikkei 225 index was amongst the world’s best performing major markets.Read more