Retail sales surge in February
Retail sales jumped by more than expected in February, official data showed on Friday. According to the Office for National...
Friday newspaper round-up: Construction firms, Ofgem, Credit Suisse, council tax
Ten construction firms have been fined a combined £60m by the competition regulator for "illegally colluding" to rig bids for...
Consumer confidence ticks up but outlook remains unsettled
Consumer confidence nudged higher in March, a closely-watched survey showed on Friday, despite ongoing cost of living pressures. The latest...
Huge investor coalition demands chemical companies set credible strategy to align with 1.5°C
Investors controlling over $4 US trillion issue statement to Europe’s chemical company giants urging action on greenhouse gas emissions...
Dun and Bradstreet report: energy price increases remain top threat to businesses, according to global business decision makers
Almost half (43%) of global business leaders surveyed still see energy price increases as their biggest challenge this year, despite...
Bank of England hikes rates by 25 basis points
The Bank of England hiked interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday to 4.25%, as expected, in the face...
BoE hikes by 25bp, says inflation likely to fall sharply over rest of 2023
The Bank of England went ahead and raised rates as expected, saying that global growth was expected to be stronger...
Bank of England interest rates – Investment experts and economists share their views
After yesterday's shock rise in the rate of UK CPI inflation to 10.4% and the US Federal Reserve Bank (The...
PIMCO: Fed weighs stubborn inflation against banking system stress
Slower credit growth may curtail broader U.S. economic growth, taking pressure off the Federal Reserve according to Tiffany Wilding,...
Thursday newspaper round-up: TikTok, Google, NatWest
Britain's biggest banks are under pressure to pass on higher interest rates to savers after figures showing they have made...
Why digital archiving has become a tightrope that’s difficult to manage for wealth management firms
In 2023, digital archiving finds itself planted firmly in the corporate spotlight. The volume of data being consumed is growing...
The issues underlying the UBS deal with Credit Suisse – Validus Risk Management’s Espregueira gets technical with AT1s and CoCos
Commenting on the issues underlying the UBS-Credit Suisse takeover, Validus Risk Management’s Matilde Espregueira, said: “In their haste to push...
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Thursday preview: Bank of England rate decision in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Thursday would shift towards the Monetary Policy Committee's announcement. Consensus was for a 25 basis point...
Tuesday preview: UK public sector borrowing, Kingfisher in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday would continue to be trained on the global banking sector and financial markets' reaction to the...
Friday preview: Banking sector, US consumer confidence in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week was likely to continue to be squarely on tensions in financial...
Thursday preview: ECB, Credit Suisse, Philly Fed index in focus
All eyes on Thursday would be on Swiss and global regulators and how they move to deal - or not...
Friday preview: US non-farm payrolls, BoJ meeting in focus
Investors around the world were expectant ahead of the release of the February non-farm payrolls report in the US. Whilst...
Thursday preview: China CPI, Aviva in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus will shift to the Peoples' Republic of China on Thursday. Overnight, China's National Bureau of Statistics would...
Thursday preview: Bank of England rate decision in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus on Thursday would shift towards the Monetary Policy Committee's announcement. Consensus was for a 25 basis point...
Tuesday preview: UK public sector borrowing, Kingfisher in the spotlight
Investors' focus on Tuesday would continue to be trained on the global banking sector and financial markets' reaction to the...
Friday preview: Banking sector, US consumer confidence in the spotlight
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week was likely to continue to be squarely on tensions in financial...
Thursday preview: ECB, Credit Suisse, Philly Fed index in focus
All eyes on Thursday would be on Swiss and global regulators and how they move to deal - or not...
