FTSE 100 down 34 points at 7,479 Food price inflation drops to 9.1% says Kantar Barclays slips as Qatar wealth fund cuts stake 8:31am: Food inflation drops more with record Xmas sales forecast Food price inflation fell again in November while the cost of a Christmas dinner is rising by less than …
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Qatar slashes stake in Barclays amid turnaround push at the bank
The Qatari sell-down comes at a bleak time for the global banking sector. Rating agency Moody’s on Monday issued a “negative” outlook for the industry in 2024, warning that losses were likely to rise sharply as high interest rates hit both households and businesses. High unemployment and low consumer confidence could lead to a sharp …
Qatar slashes stake in Barclays with £510mn share sale
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is slashing its stake in Barclays, the UK bank that is coming under pressure from investors to overhaul its strategy and improve its performance. Qatar Holding, a subsidiary of the Qatar …
Israel pulls Mossad negotiators from Qatar after ‘impasse’ over captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel has pulled its Mossad negotiators from Qatar, which along with Egypt and the United States is mediating talks to secure a renewed pause in the Israel-Hamas war. “Following the impasse in the negotiations and at the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, David Barnea, head of the Mossad, ordered his team in Doha to …
Mossad negotiators leave Qatar as truce talks hit ‘dead end’
Israeli negotiators have pulled out of talks with Qatar about a potential new truce after it hit an “impasse”. “Following the impasse in the negotiations and at the direction of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, David Barnea, head of the Mossad, ordered his team in Doha to return to Israel,” Mr Netanyahu’s office said in a …
CIA, Mossad chiefs meet in Qatar as Israel-Hamas truce is extended | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Talks between US and Israeli spy agencies in Qatar, which is key mediator, include issue of captives held in Gaza. The heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad have met in Qatar to discuss the extension of a truce between Israel and Hamas as well as the captives being held by …
CIA chief flies to Qatar for Israel-Hamas truce talks
The heads of the CIA and Israeli intelligence have met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha to discuss a possible deal to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas. William Burns, the CIA director, and David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, met Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the Qatari prime minister, on Tuesday. The meeting …
CIA, Mossad chiefs meet in Qatar as Israel-Hamas truce is extended | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Talks between US and Israeli spy agencies in Qatar, which is key mediator, include issue of captives held in Gaza. The heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad have met in Qatar to discuss the extension of a truce between Israel and Hamas as well as the captives being held by …
CIA and Mossad chiefs hold talks in Qatar as Israel-Hamas truce extended
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israel and Hamas were set for a fifth consecutive exchange of hostages and prisoners on Tuesday after they agreed to prolong a pause in fighting in Gaza for an additional 48 hours, while mediators began …
Israel-Hamas truce extended by 2 days, says Qatar
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Qatar said mediators had secured an agreement to prolong the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by two days to allow the release of more hostages held in Gaza. The announcement on extending the original four-day …