<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Brian Swint - Former Editor-at-Large:Bloomberg First Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Swint - Former Editor-at-Large:Bloomberg First Word]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AGGdm0xpY-g/brian-swint</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Brian Swint - Former Editor-at-Large:Bloomberg First Word</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AGGdm0xpY-g/brian-swint</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:31:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AGGdm0xpY-g/brian-swint.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BOE’s Tenreyro Says Covid May Be a Setback for Women’s Pay]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/boe-s-tenreyro-says-covid-may-be-a-setback-for-women-s-pay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/boe-s-tenreyro-says-covid-may-be-a-setback-for-women-s-pay</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:14:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOHQaf7ZXguY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOHQaf7ZXguY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Silvana Tenreyro, member of the monetary policy committee at the Bank of England, poses for a photograph following an interview in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. Tenreyro said two more interest-rate increases will probably be needed to get inflation back to target, but Brexit will be the real determinant of where policy goes next.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOE Rising Star Alex Brazier Will Leave Bank This Year]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/boe-says-alex-brazier-to-quit-financial-policy-committee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/boe-says-alex-brazier-to-quit-financial-policy-committee</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:50:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHmGbEeIuqlU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHmGbEeIuqlU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Cyclists ride past the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The central bank is due to release its latest decision on Thursday along with a report on how policy makers might push borrowing costs below zero. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. House Prices Slip Most Since April as Boom Loses Steam]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-05/u-k-house-prices-slip-most-since-april-as-boom-loses-steam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-05/u-k-house-prices-slip-most-since-april-as-boom-loses-steam</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:44:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Mortgage Approvals Post Best Year Since 2007 on Tax Cut]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/u-k-mortgage-approvals-beat-estimates-as-housing-boom-persists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/u-k-mortgage-approvals-beat-estimates-as-housing-boom-persists</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:42:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inaD_Nq.ZumA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inaD_Nq.ZumA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Terrace housing stands in Darwin, Greater Manchester, U.K., on Friday, July 31, 2020. More than 4 million people across a large part of northern England must comply with tighter lockdown rules after Boris Johnson&apos;s government rushed to tackle a new spike in coronavirus cases. Photographer: Ian Hodgson/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOE Likely to Embrace Negative Interest Without Using Them]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/bank-of-england-to-stir-debate-over-u-k-negative-interest-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/bank-of-england-to-stir-debate-over-u-k-negative-interest-rates</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifvz0DmAorBU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifvz0DmAorBU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Bank of England in the square mile financial district of the City of London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Britain&apos;s long-awaited trade deal with the European Union still leaves many questions unanswered for the world&apos;s biggest banks, trading venues and money managers as they prepare for a rupture in the region&apos;s financial system. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson Faces Third Lockdown as Virus Cases Surge Across U.K.]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/johnson-faces-third-lockdown-as-virus-cases-surge-across-u-k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/johnson-faces-third-lockdown-as-virus-cases-surge-across-u-k</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Morales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:48:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inGmpfelRT58/v260/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inGmpfelRT58/v260/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson Says U.K. Can Use Tax to Drive Investment Outside EU]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-03/brexit-means-u-k-can-use-tax-to-drive-investment-johnson-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-03/brexit-means-u-k-can-use-tax-to-drive-investment-johnson-says</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:24:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[England School Returns in Doubt as Johnson Warns on Lockdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-03/johnson-says-u-k-schools-are-safe-for-children-to-attend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-03/johnson-says-u-k-schools-are-safe-for-children-to-attend</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 09:54:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isYjks72MevM/v261/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isYjks72MevM/v261/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double-Dip Recession Risk Mounts After U.K.’s Rough Weekend]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/u-k-s-rough-weekend-raises-prospect-of-a-double-dip-recession</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/u-k-s-rough-weekend-raises-prospect-of-a-double-dip-recession</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:42:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1b6HQ.TmNVg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1b6HQ.TmNVg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A commuter exits the London Underground network at Piccadilly Circus station in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. More than 16 million Britons are now required to stay at home as a lockdown came into force Sunday in London and southeast England, part of Boris Johnson’s attempt to control a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England Set to Keep Stimulus With Wary Eye on 2021]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/boe-set-to-keep-stimulus-with-wary-eye-on-2021-decision-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/boe-set-to-keep-stimulus-with-wary-eye-on-2021-decision-guide</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMO98KbN1HrI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMO98KbN1HrI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A commuter sits on a bench outside the Bank of England, left, in the City of London, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The approach of Brexit has London confronting the loss of its role as Europe&apos;s undisputed stock-trading hub and, with it, billions of euros in daily trading.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Job Cuts Hit a Record High as Sunak Delayed Aid Extension]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-15/u-k-joblessness-spiked-as-virus-uncertainty-reached-its-peak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-15/u-k-joblessness-spiked-as-virus-uncertainty-reached-its-peak</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:14:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibQ1IQTcU9Wo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibQ1IQTcU9Wo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A pedestrian enters Westminster Station on the London Underground by the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The topsy turvy trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union took another somersault on Sunday when Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen gave negotiators another shot at closing a deal. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Mortgage Approvals Unexpectedly Jump to 13-Year High]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-30/u-k-mortgage-approvals-unexpectedly-jump-to-highest-since-2007</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-30/u-k-mortgage-approvals-unexpectedly-jump-to-highest-since-2007</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:38:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izKr5A1k7oHE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izKr5A1k7oHE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>For sale and sold signs for estate agents outside residential flats in the Balham district of London, U.K., on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Asking prices for U.K. homes slipped this month as owners sought to get sales agreed in time to benefit from a temporary tax cut.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Retail Sales Rise as Christmas Shopping Kicks Off Early]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-20/u-k-retail-sales-rise-as-christmas-shopping-kicks-off-early</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-20/u-k-retail-sales-rise-as-christmas-shopping-kicks-off-early</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:08:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iL_CbT0w.Z0U/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iL_CbT0w.Z0U/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal or Not, Brexit Is Seen Hampering U.K. Economic Rebound]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-18/deal-or-not-brexit-is-seen-hampering-u-k-economic-rebound</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-18/deal-or-not-brexit-is-seen-hampering-u-k-economic-rebound</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:54:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il1tTmc1DR3s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il1tTmc1DR3s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A man takes a selfie outside a closed souvenir store on Oxford Street in London. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Number of Britons Move From Work Breaks to Unemployment]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/record-number-of-britons-move-from-work-breaks-to-unemployment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/record-number-of-britons-move-from-work-breaks-to-unemployment</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:11:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Services Weaker Than Expected Even Before New Lockdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-04/u-k-services-weaker-than-expected-even-before-new-lockdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-04/u-k-services-weaker-than-expected-even-before-new-lockdown</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7X9siEqNciQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7X9siEqNciQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A commuter walks in view The Shard skyscraper in London, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who on Saturday announced England will enter partial lockdown on Nov. 5, will on Monday try to fend off a looming rebellion from members of his Conservative Party by trying to reassure them the measures will only last four weeks. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organized Crime Is Stealing Billions From U.K. Job Aid Programs]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/organized-crime-is-stealing-billions-from-u-k-job-aid-programs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/organized-crime-is-stealing-billions-from-u-k-job-aid-programs</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:00:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itQCHunRUTKA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itQCHunRUTKA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A pedestrian walks past a closed pub displaying a live stream of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking part in Prime Ministers Questions as the region heads into a level 3 local lockdown, in Liverpool, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced bars and pubs will be closed in the worst-hit parts of England from Wednesday to control a surge in coronavirus, but his top health adviser said it won&apos;t be enough. Photographer: Anthony Devlin/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Retail Sales Increase Most on Record in Third Quarter]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/u-k-retail-sales-jump-in-september-to-round-off-record-quarter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/u-k-retail-sales-jump-in-september-to-round-off-record-quarter</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 06:10:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE5olLVG4DhU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE5olLVG4DhU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A driver for Ocado Group Plc delivers groceries in the Bow district of London, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Covid-19 lockdown enabled online and app-based grocery delivery service providers to make inroads with customers they had previously struggled to recruit, according the Consumer Radar report by BloombergNEF. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maradona’s World Cup Wonder Goal Still Inspires Debate About BOE Policy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-22/a-spectacular-1986-goal-still-inspires-debate-about-boe-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-22/a-spectacular-1986-goal-still-inspires-debate-about-boe-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Stirling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9X7vdj1w4oc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9X7vdj1w4oc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Argentinian forward Diego Armando Maradona (3rd L) runs past English defender Terry Butcher (L) on his way to dribbling goalkeeper Peter Shilton (R) and scoring his second goal, or goal of the century, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and England on June 22, 1986 in Mexico City. Argentina advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 victory. (Photo by STAFF / AFP) (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Says Time Running Out for Brexit Preparation By Companies]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-18/u-k-says-time-running-out-for-brexit-preparation-by-companies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-18/u-k-says-time-running-out-for-brexit-preparation-by-companies</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Swint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihgvZ_SHi.Wg/v253/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihgvZ_SHi.Wg/v253/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item></channel></rss>