Are markets being too optimistic?
By Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Global equities had another quietish week, albeit including a 3% mid-week..
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Occupational Health and Safety must be brought back to the forefront of ESG
By Brondwyn Douglas, senior ESG officer at Spear Capital. We have recently entered into an era wherein sustainability has..
BUSINESS
Mobile Marketing: challenges and opportunities over the festive period and beyond
By Arunabh Madhur, Regional VP & Head Business EMEA at SHAREit Group The festive season is a make-or-break time of yea..
BUSINESS
What the Future Holds For Financial Institutions in 2023
As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the payments trends we’ve seen erupt this year and discuss w..
BANKING
U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature
By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..
NEWS
Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..
NEWS
Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..
NEWS
Adnami appoints Jeetesh Luhar as International Sales Director
Jeetesh joins as Adnami doubles down on growth; moving to scale up mode in the UK and beyond Ad tech company, Adnami, has appointed J..
BUSINESS
Anya Libova joins Apester as UK Managing Director
Senior appointment follows the hire of media veteran Itay Gissin as CEO Apester has announced the appointment of Anya Libova as UK Ma..
BUSINESS
Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts
By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..
NEWS
First winter cold snap tests French power grid
PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..
NEWS
EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..
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Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..
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Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation
LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..
NEWS
Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns
By Herbert Lash and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks slid and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors i..
INVESTING
Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusiasm over signs of possible l..
TRADING
BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that pension funds and other ‘non..
FINANCE
ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December
(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would have to’) By ..
FINANCE
UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT
(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to record their fourth straight mont..
NEWS
Oil prices rise after OPEC+ keeps output steady, Russian price cap imposed
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday after OPEC+ nations held their output targets steady ahead of a European ..
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Tax credits for EU electric vehicles to dominate Monday’s trade talks with U.S
Tax credits for EU electric vehicles to dominate Monday’s trade talks with U.S By David Lawder COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Reuters) -Top ..
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Euro zone likely heading into mild recession-PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity declined for a fifth month in November, suggesting the economy was sliding into a..
NEWS
Volkswagen to discuss new software roadmap on Dec. 15 -Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume will present a long-delayed new software strategy for the carmaker at..
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Trafigura enters $3 billion loan to supply Germany’s Sefe with gas
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura on Monday said it has entered into a $3 billion four-year loan to suppl..
NEWS
Asia shares bank on eventual China opening; oil gains
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares extended their rally on Monday as investors hoped steps to unwind pandemic restric..
NEWS
China’s patchy COVID easing sows confusion but comforts investors
By Ryan Woo and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -A partial easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion a..
NEWS
Dollar soft as China reopening hopes boost risk sentiment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar struggled to gain a foothold on Monday and was languishing at five-month lows as traders looked..
NEWS
U.S., France agreed to “fix” U.S. subsidies issues, says Macron
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier this week to “fix”..
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UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as inflation remains high and..
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Crypto broker Genesis owes Gemini’s customers $900 million – FT
(Reuters) -Crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) owe customers of the Winklevoss twins’ cryp..
NEWS
Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap
By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..
NEWS
Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?
(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..
NEWS
U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..
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Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities took a dip on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields climbed as investors bet on a more..
FINANCE
Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data
By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – European government bond yields rose after Friday data showed U.S. employers hired more workers ..
FINANCE
Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..
NEWS
Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..
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