This was the first meeting of the Market Participants Group (MPG), a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
Plus, a top US law firm weighs taking a private equity investment and Vista Equity plans to replace staff with AI
Blue Pool Capital has set a $750mn target as it expands into external asset management
Scandal over price gouging threatens to upset UK private equity firm’s leadership and reputation
Scotland handed same credit rating as UK ahead of debut ‘kilts’ sale
JPMorgan, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs bosses among more than a dozen top financiers attending event
After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end late on Nov. 12, 2025, when Congress voted through a long-overdue funding bill, which President Donald Trump promptly signed.
But the prolonged gap in government-as-usual has come at a cost to the economy.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has given a dramatic warning that sophisticated hackers backed by foreign governments are increasingly targeting Australian infrastructure such as telecommunications and airports.
ASIO chief Mike Burgess warned we are now at “the threshold for high-impact sabotage”.
With local yields rising, domestic investments are becoming more attractive than some international alternatives
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockUS president Donald Trump’s 15% baseline tariffs on EU imports may read like a throwback to old-school protectionism, designed to safeguard American jobs and manufacturing. But in today’s globalised and digitally driven economy, the risk isn’t just to steel or car factories, it’s to innovation itself.
