Things we're reading today include:
- UK housing market is on fire, warns Bank of England chief economist
- BBVA, the only Spanish bank to join the World Economic Forum's business leader alliance to combat climate change
- Bank of England must not become a tool of Extinction Rebellion
- European Parliament flouts EU law over staff bank account rules
- Lloyds bank manager 'sacked for helping customer' headhunted
- Bank payment warning to anybody with Natwest, HSBC, Barclay's, Santander or Lloyds accounts
- UK pushes for City of London to be exempt from G7 tax plan
- Leading investors urge governments to end support for fossil fuels
- State Street sets up digital unit to capitalise on crypto craze
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...