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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 increase since a..

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..

When everyone needs a pay rise, 10 ways to ensure your request is heard

When everyone needs a pay rise, 10 ways to ensure your request is heard

  As the cost-of-living soars, it may seem like a good time to approach your boss for a pay rise. But with businesses under incr..

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..

ECB’s Centeno says interest rate close to peaking if no new shocks

ECB’s Centeno says interest rate close to peaking if no new shocks

LISBON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s key interest rates should soon hit their peak amid efforts to bring down in..

Sterling softens against murky economic backdrop

Sterling softens against murky economic backdrop

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell on Friday against the dollar and the euro as Britain’s darkening economic outlook remaine..

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..

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..

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

  Chaser, the global accounts receivables SaaS platform and credit control service provider launched direct debit functionality, ..

Accounting and accountants can save the world

Accounting and accountants can save the world

  Nature Needs to be on the Balance Sheet if we are to Reverse Biodiversity and Climate Crisis Research paper calls for Nature t..

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..

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

  Responding to the results of the HMRC report on the impact of the off-payroll working rules reform in the private and voluntary..

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

  With the announcement of a further hike in interest rates to 3.5% KIS Finance has been looking at how this 9th consecutive ris..

9 in every 10 businesses are paid late, according to The 2022 late payments report by Chaser

9 in every 10 businesses are paid late, according to The 2022 late payments report by Chaser

  The 2022 late payments report produced by Chaser, the global accounts receivables software provider, found that 87% of business..

42% of people dramatically cutting Christmas expenditure

42% of people dramatically cutting Christmas expenditure

    As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, 42% of people will be dramatically cutting their spending this Christmas Christma..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

Intertrust Group supports the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility’s (LSF) inaugural transaction

Intertrust Group supports the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility’s (LSF) inaugural transaction

    Intertrust Group, a world leader in providing capital markets services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, has played a pivo..

Payroll innovation has accelerated in 2022, with expert CloudPay reporting increased demand for Instant Salary Payments

Payroll innovation has accelerated in 2022, with expert CloudPay reporting increased demand for Instant Salary Payments

  The desire for standardisation, speed and cost efficiency, across global payroll and treasury systems has driven a spike in dem..