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JPMorgan accused former private banking chief Jes Staley of concealing an “inappropriate relationship” with Epstein and vouching for his character to keep him on as a client.

A thousand emails: The ex-bank CEO with links to Jeffrey Epstein in the case gripping London

Jes Staley ran one of the UK’s most prestigious banks before stepping down after an investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Now he is fighting to restore his name.

  • Jonathan Browning

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Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has cost bankers their bonuses.

Musk’s Twitter deal deemed the ‘worst in Wall Street since financial crisis’

Seven lenders including Barclays and Morgan Stanley provided $US13 billion ($19.3 billion) in financing for the billionaire’s Twitter takeover. They’re still sitting on the debt two years later.

  • James Titcomb
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein, who’d served on the board of Black’s family foundation and been known to visit Apollo’s offices pitching personal tax strategies

Epstein ‘offered to help former Barclays boss get daughter into top US university’

The paedophile financier said he could introduce the Wall Street banker to the president of Columbia University at Davos to secure his daughter a place, according to a previously confidential report.

  • Simon Foy
Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch and conservative rivals circle Spectator and Telegraph

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has coveted The Spectator for decades – now is his chance to pounce.

  • Thomas Seal, Sabah Meddings and Alex Wickham
The US Federal Reserve had set the cash rate at almost zero at the start of 2022.

Turbulence prompts Wall Street banks to trim hawkish Fed bets

Bets on a US Federal Reserve 50 basis point rate rise at the start of the month have been dramatically altered by the collapse of two mid-sized US banks and troubles at Credit Suisse.

  • Susan Mathew
Petrol prices surged in 2021.

Households hit hard on fuel, groceries in inflation’s biggest spike since 2014

Households are confronting the sharpest inflation spike in years, fuelling the case for an early interest rate rise.

  • Jennifer Duke
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Streets were empty during Delta-related lockdown, with banks warning it could have resulted in one of the worst economic contractions on record.

Delta-driven economic hit could be worse than expected, fuelling Omicron fears

Strict lockdowns to stop the spread of Delta may have hit the economy harder than expected, fuelling fears the recovery from the pandemic could be derailed by the new Omicron variant.

  • Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
Barclays CEO Jes Staley, pictured, is leaving following an investigation into his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Barclays CEO departs after Jeffrey Epstein probe

Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Lawrence White
Lockdowns have kept most people in their homes and businesses shut.

The ‘R-word’: Record recovery but economists warn of recession fears

Australia is poised to slip out of its strongest ever economic performance into one of its worst as state lockdowns dent consumer spending and play havoc with the nation’s jobs market.

  • Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
A major forex class action in the UK could open the floodgates to a rush of legal actions on behalf of consumers.

Banks facing $1.85bn lawsuit over forex rigging claims

Class action lawsuits are rare in the UK, but this one promises to be a doozy.

  • Lucy Burton

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