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Marketmind: Rates start to bite

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks on Tuesday come off the..

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Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

  By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global equity markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday after data showing a ..

Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure group says

Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure group says

  (Reuters) – Swiss citizens will get the chance to try to ensure their economy never becomes cashless, a pressure group sa..

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are steadily moving closer to a pause in their aggressive interest rate hiking campaigns...

Fed rates up, BoE up, ECB up, stocks up

Fed rates up, BoE up, ECB up, stocks up

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still firmly in charge on Thursday as the European C..

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Wednesday and fell to a nine-month low against a basket of ..

Investors go back to basics with simpler self-driving vehicles

Investors go back to basics with simpler self-driving vehicles

By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert COVENTRY, England (Reuters) – Developing fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) that can go everywhere h..

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock performance rose and the dollar strengthened o..

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

(Corrects paragraph 8 to show big investors were responsible for about 68% of the flows) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Re..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets surged on Monday as easing recession fears and hopes of a less aggressive Fe..

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..

Data Centre Pricing is evolving rapidly with inflation adjustment & new cloud fabric services being the key developments worldwide a new DCP report finds

Data Centre Pricing is evolving rapidly with inflation adjustment & new cloud fabric services being the key developments worldwide a new DCP report finds

  DCP (Datacentrepricing.com) finds that Data Centre Pricing is continuing to evolve worldwide as Data Centre Providers respond t..

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

By Sinéad Carew and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equities followed Europe’s higher on Wednesday as in..

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

(Refiles to change title in paragraph four to CIO from chief executive for Global Fixed Income at PIMCO. No other changes to text) By ..

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

By Francesco Canepa and Lindsay Dunsmuir STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Some of the world’s top central bankers aired concerns about being..

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the br..

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

By Luiza Ilie and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to..

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound hit a two-and-a-half-week high against a broadly weak dollar on Monday ahea..

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

By Balazs Koranyi and Jan Strupczewski FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation tumbled last month but underlying price press..

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment improved in December for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine,..

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global sales of corporate bonds with environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets will..

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sank on Thursday and brought to a halt a rally in global stocks, as upbeat American jo..

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

By Sinéad Carew and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equity indexes lost ground on Friday, the last tradi..

Nerdio Secures $117 Million Series B Investment from Updata Partners

Nerdio Secures $117 Million Series B Investment from Updata Partners

Series B investment to propel adoption of Microsoft DaaS (Desktop-as-a-Service) management solutions for channel and enterprise organi..

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Wednesday, as U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in D..

UK GOVERNMENT HELPS IT COMPANY BREAK INTO AFRICA WITH £900K UKEF SUPPORT

UK GOVERNMENT HELPS IT COMPANY BREAK INTO AFRICA WITH £900K UKEF SUPPORT

    UKEF’s guarantee has given a boost to exporting ambitions of a Stockport-based technology company   Vesper Technologies (Ves..

Five ways implementing AI in insurance is improving speed and accuracy

Five ways implementing AI in insurance is improving speed and accuracy

By: Gareth Evans – Head of Customer Success UK, Ireland & The Nordics, Shift Technology    The AI revolution is well u..

FSC reinvests in Spanish consumer finance specialist Ufasa

FSC reinvests in Spanish consumer finance specialist Ufasa

    – European financial services specialist signs capital increase to drive further growth – FSC Partner Martin Rauchenwald..

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held broadly steady on Tuesday, as gains following UK employment data were offset ..

Flexible financing provides for technology growth as traditional lending approvals plunge

Flexible financing provides for technology growth as traditional lending approvals plunge

    Business lending approvals have been at a record low in 2022. Not only is the number of business loan applicants down, w..

Uk solar innovator naked energy secures £1m investment from nesta

Uk solar innovator naked energy secures £1m investment from nesta

    Funding will support the solar tech developer’s team expansion and product development Naked Energy cutting-edge tech i..