Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE) looks certain to unleash another burst of monetary stimulus this week as new coronavirus lockdowns shock the economy and put yet more pressure on government finances. Any doubt that Governor Andrew Bailey and his colleagues might delay boosting their bond-buying program when they meet this week was effectively erased with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ...

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has informed staff that only ‘in-office essential’ employees can work from its London office after Boris Johnson announced a new nationwide lockdown to arrest an accelerating second wave of the virus. Goldman has told the vast majority of its more than 5,000 London employees to work from home from November 5, with only essential workers ...

Bloomberg US futures climbed along with most European stocks in a volatile start to a crucial week spanning the US election and a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The picture was mixed across global markets with crude prices and commodity currencies weakening on concern that tougher lockdowns will dent economic growth. In European equities, companies that benefit from people staying at ...