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Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will stand firm on policies to curb excess borrowing by property developers even as it makes financing..

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

By Dan Burns and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -The world’s top central banks are pushing back in unison on the idea that higher in..

New research reveals true impact of financial development on the environment

New research reveals true impact of financial development on the environment

Financial development has significant indirect impacts on environmental pollution, new research from Trinity Business School confirms...

A new lease of life: the cost benefits of PCH versus PCP

A new lease of life: the cost benefits of PCH versus PCP

By: Paul Harrison, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Leasing.com  The shops are open, the kids are back at school and most of us have ..

Aussie dollar firm as bonds tumble, yen looks past BOJ

Aussie dollar firm as bonds tumble, yen looks past BOJ

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Central bank policymakers buffeted currency trading on Thursday as the Australian dollar held..

Top tips to help get your finances in order

Top tips to help get your finances in order

By: Jenny Madhoo, Chartered Financial Planner & Founder of SpringGen Advice Ltd  SpringGen, the brainchild of Jenny Madhoo, was bo..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

(Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday third-quarter net loans were at similar levels to the previous quarter, as a reduction ..

Retirement planning for millennials

Retirement planning for millennials

By: Ethan Taub– founder and CEO of Goalry If high house prices, higher rents, soaring domestic bills and massive student debts w..

How to approach retirement planning for millennials

How to approach retirement planning for millennials

By George Ioannou, Managing Partner at Foolproof, a Zensar company.  Thinking about retirement at the start of your career may seem po..

Yields rise, stocks nudge higher after U.S. jobs data

Yields rise, stocks nudge higher after U.S. jobs data

By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets edged higher and Treasury yields rose on Frid..

Analysis-Europe’s record IPO year has a sting in its tail

Analysis-Europe’s record IPO year has a sting in its tail

By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Oliver Hirt LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s record year for initial public offerings (IPOs) is threa..

Markets could face ‘sharp correction’, Bank of England warns

Markets could face ‘sharp correction’, Bank of England warns

LONDON (Reuters) – The historically high value of financial assets could correct sharply if investors reassess the prospects for..

How to Select a Right Forex Account Types?

How to Select a Right Forex Account Types?

With the many types of forex accounts, how to select a right one can be confusing and complex. However it’s easy when you have e..

Dollar makes broad gains on inflation worries

Dollar makes broad gains on inflation worries

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Wednesday toward the 1-year high touched last week as surging energ..

Stocks under pressure as euro zone inflation hits 13-year high

Stocks under pressure as euro zone inflation hits 13-year high

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street headed for a steadier start on Friday after losses in Europe and Asia as euro zone i..

Stocks claw back as markets calm after Evergrande-led slide

Stocks claw back as markets calm after Evergrande-led slide

By Lewis Krauskopf and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON(Reuters) – World stock markets edged back on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar..

UK inflation expectations show record jump in Sept -Citi/YouGov

UK inflation expectations show record jump in Sept -Citi/YouGov

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The British public’s expectations for inflation over the coming year have shot up by ..

Dollar eases from near 1-month high as Fed, Evergrande eyed

Dollar eases from near 1-month high as Fed, Evergrande eyed

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar eased slightly from a near one-month high as global markets firmed som..

UK’s first green gilt draws record $137 billion demand

UK’s first green gilt draws record $137 billion demand

By David Milliken and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sold 10 billion pounds of its first ‘green’ governmen..

Evergrande jitters pull risk currencies lower, dollar gains on safety bid

Evergrande jitters pull risk currencies lower, dollar gains on safety bid

(Adds details, updates prices; changes byline, dateline; previous LONDON) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The offshore..

U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations highest in 8 years, NY Fed says

U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations highest in 8 years, NY Fed says

By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ expectations for how much inflation will change over the next year and the c..

How to recover from serious Forex Losses

How to recover from serious Forex Losses

Even when traders have been trading different financial markets for decades, they know and will tell beginner traders that one of the..

ByteDance in talks with banks to borrow over $3 billion, sources say

ByteDance in talks with banks to borrow over $3 billion, sources say

(Reuters) -ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short-video platform TikTok, is in talks with Wall Street banks to borrow more than $3 bill..

London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan

London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to ease taxes on banks and make it easier to hire staff from abroad, its financial..

Oil eases as weak Asian data, more lockdowns dampen demand hopes

Oil eases as weak Asian data, more lockdowns dampen demand hopes

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices weakened for a fourth session on Tuesday, on the back of surging cases of coron..

Kiwi hit by new virus case; souring risk sentiment supports yen, Swiss franc

Kiwi hit by new virus case; souring risk sentiment supports yen, Swiss franc

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – The New Zealand dollar tumbled on Tuesday after the country discovered its first community ca..

Dollar dented as consumer sentiment dives

Dollar dented as consumer sentiment dives

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to a one-week low against a basket of curre..

What makes a good long-term investment strategy?

What makes a good long-term investment strategy?

By Ben Hobson, Markets Editor, Stockopedia Thanks to social media feeds and 24/7 news cycles, there’s more buzz around stocks and oppo..

Cineworld eyes Wall St money after rival AMC becomes meme stock

Cineworld eyes Wall St money after rival AMC becomes meme stock

By Muvija M and Chris Peters (Reuters) -Cineworld is considering a Wall Street listing for all or part of its business in an effort to..

European stocks extend record rally on lift from insurers, M&A activity

European stocks extend record rally on lift from insurers, M&A activity

By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, hitting yet another record high, as strong earning..

FTSE 100 weighed down by Rio Tinto, Aviva leads gains

FTSE 100 weighed down by Rio Tinto, Aviva leads gains

By Shashank Nayar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursday with Rio Tinto weighing the mos..

Why sustainable investing and ESG performance monitoring are critical for investors

Why sustainable investing and ESG performance monitoring are critical for investors

By Hitanshu Dhingra, AVP Investment at iResearch Services A laser focus on getting the best rates of return is no longer enough for a ..

German bond yields give up rise after U.S. price data

German bond yields give up rise after U.S. price data

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Benchmark German bond yields dipped from near two-week highs on Wednesday after crucial U.S. inflat..

SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2 billion profit, share weakness casts shadow

SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2 billion profit, share weakness casts shadow

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund unit on Tuesday posted a 236 billion yen ($2.14 billion)..

Stocks tread water as gold, oil declines spook sentiment

Stocks tread water as gold, oil declines spook sentiment

By Matt Scuffham and Ritvik Carvalho NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares treaded water on Monday as sharp falls in gold and oil p..

Wall Street muted on jobs growth as inflation, Delta fears weigh

Wall Street muted on jobs growth as inflation, Delta fears weigh

By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -A positive jobs report spurred Wall Street to push some stocks and Treasuries higher on Frida..