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Stocks, dollar little changed as inflation data sends mixed signals

Stocks, dollar little changed as inflation data sends mixed signals

By Herbert Lash and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar and Wall Street stocks traded little changed on Friday a..

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

  M&A deal size has fallen in the last 12 months from £7.1 million to £6.3 million. Deal volumes have remained broadly the s..

DeathStalker targeting British legal, financial and travel entities with new Janicab variant, Kaspersky intelligence found

DeathStalker targeting British legal, financial and travel entities with new Janicab variant, Kaspersky intelligence found

  LONDON, 7th December 2022 – Kaspersky experts have identified new functionalities within the Janicab malware, which is being us..

New “Centre for European Transformation” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

New “Centre for European Transformation” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

  Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and DWS have announced the establishment of the “Centre for European Transformatio..

Capricorn Financial Consultancy joins Fiducia as group’s largest advice and recommendation service

Capricorn Financial Consultancy joins Fiducia as group’s largest advice and recommendation service

    Capricorn continues growth strategy as it joins Fiducia, one of the UK’s leading Financial Advice Networks, as an advice and..

Nucleus Commercial Finance demonstrates appetite for Northern growth with Business Development Hire

Nucleus Commercial Finance demonstrates appetite for Northern growth with Business Development Hire

  Nucleus Commercial Finance (Nucleus), the UK fintech expert, has further highlighted its growth ambitions, strengthening its bu..

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

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..

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

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..

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

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..

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

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 ..

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

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..

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

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 ..

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland took in more corporate tax in November than it used to collect in entire years a decade ago, as a rec..

How investors can support SMEs during the current economic squeeze

How investors can support SMEs during the current economic squeeze

  By Nikolai Hentsch, COO, AREX Markets  When business confidence is in steady decline, with interest rates and infl..

In the Sharing Economy and During High Inflation, Property is now the New Gold

In the Sharing Economy and During High Inflation, Property is now the New Gold

CEO and co-Founder of the TPX™ Property Exchanges, Antony Abell, unpacks how the evolution in property ownership is now re..

You can’t cheat death or the taxman

You can’t cheat death or the taxman

By Dominic Bourquin, Partner at Monahans, the south west’s largest accountancy and business advisory firm, and Head of its..

ANGEL INVESTMENT – THE PROS AND CONS

ANGEL INVESTMENT – THE PROS AND CONS

Dash Tabor is co-founder and CEO of TUBR, a tech start-up which has developed machine learning technology that needs only ..

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, indicating a higher open on Wall Street, as investor..

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may slow the pace of interest rate hikes but should soon start running down its ..

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on financial vulnerability

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on financial vulnerability

By Tim Farmer, Clinical Director at Comentis When considering the impact of the rising cost of living on financial vulnerability, it’s..

Explainer-Bracket creep, fiscal drag: how inflation warps the tax take

Explainer-Bracket creep, fiscal drag: how inflation warps the tax take

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – While households struggle to cope with rocketing prices, the inflation spike is good for the t..

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for its biggest two-day drop in almost 14 years on Friday, as investors piled int..

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose on Friday for a second day on hopes that peaking U.S. inflation means less ag..

Moody’s Analytics: Forward-thinking compliance teams view perpetual KYC as the future of compliance

Moody’s Analytics: Forward-thinking compliance teams view perpetual KYC as the future of compliance

  Research finds that most organizations see pKYC as key to better understanding their risk during uncertain times New York, Nove..

FCA’s Consumer Duty: What financial marketers must consider

FCA’s Consumer Duty: What financial marketers must consider

  With under six months until the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty rules roll out (31st July 2023), research..

Money – Is it still the family taboo

Money – Is it still the family taboo

  By Alice Edwards, Solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood With the cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and proposed tax chang..

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught ..

We’ve been waiting for you, Mr Bonds

We’ve been waiting for you, Mr Bonds

“Bond markets are more attractive to investors now than they have been for years, in some cases decades,” argues Raymond Sagayam, CIO ..

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slumped on Friday after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for October..

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised UK interest rates to 3% on Thursday in its largest rate hike since 1989 and warned..

As investors look for unique ways to bolster returns amid inflation, Home Equity Investments (HEIs) are piquing investor interest

As investors look for unique ways to bolster returns amid inflation, Home Equity Investments (HEIs) are piquing investor interest

By Joe Cianciolo, HomePace CEO  Joe Cianciolo The pandemic has paved the way for the type of persistently volatile market ..

European stocks hit six-week high on hopes for rate hike slowdown

European stocks hit six-week high on hopes for rate hike slowdown

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stocks rose on Tuesday and the positive market sentiment was set to continue on Wall ..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin wants to break its bond with stocks

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin wants to break its bond with stocks

(Our weekly analysis of the wild world of cryptocurrencies. Repeats for additional subscribers) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Si..

Monte dei Paschi’s cash call 93% covered so far despite low shareholder take-up

Monte dei Paschi’s cash call 93% covered so far despite low shareholder take-up

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena said its up to 2.5 billion euro ($2.5 billion) capital increa..

Factbox-Governments act to ease inflation pain

Factbox-Governments act to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..

Bank of England poised to raise rates by most in 33 years

Bank of England poised to raise rates by most in 33 years

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to raise borrowing costs by the most since 1989 next week ..

European banks cash in on rising rates as clouds gather

European banks cash in on rising rates as clouds gather

By Tom Sims, John O’Donnell and Jesús Aguado FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some of Europe’s largest banks warned of growing ..