02/24/2023
Global debt declines by $4tn in 2022 on stronger growth and inflation
Retrenchment driven 'entirely by mature markets' where total debt dropped to about $200 trillion last year, the Institute of International Finance says
02/24/2023
Retrenchment driven 'entirely by mature markets' where total debt dropped to about $200 trillion last year, the Institute of International Finance says
02/24/2023
Markus Wiedemann says while he feels quite comfortable with bonds at the moment, with equities it's a different story altogether.
02/24/2023
Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has wrapped up the industry reporting season “in some style”, according to at least one analyst, with the revelation that its profits nearly doubled in the closing three months of 2022.
02/23/2023
Higher interest rates will weigh heavily on the real-estate sector lending that makes up the bulk of OakNorth’s loan book.
02/23/2023
Private assets investing is growing across Europe. Our experts shed a light on how individual investors can now more easily access this market.
02/23/2023
Companies across Europe are coming under increasing pressure – as the continent’s economy continues to flirt with recession.
02/22/2023
The financial markets are currently going in the right direction but have not yet really done their homework.
02/22/2023
After a challenging 2022, sustainable investing strategies have staged a strong rebound so far this year due to a growth-led rally in equities while earlier speculation of a Federal Reserve pivot also boosted the global bond market.
02/22/2023
Improved supply conditions are visible in the supply-chain data chronicled in earlier posts, and in the firmer participation rates in the US labour market reports.
02/22/2023
San Francisco as the heartland of technology innovation, and Boston, as a biomedical innovation centre, have seen their rankings improve as a result of this score being introduced.
02/21/2023
The plan is to redevelop two Waitrose stores into new homes and improved stores and turn one vacant warehouse into housing.
02/21/2023
Louis Taylor
02/21/2023
UK housing is less affordable now than at any point in 147 years. But will higher interest rates be about to change all that, altering the wider role property plays in UK household wealth?
02/20/2023
Malta is the only EU nation left that offers citizenship in exchange for pre-determined investments.
02/20/2023
Make up five missing years at a cost of about £4,121, for example, and that could potentially be worth up to £27,500 over a typical 20-year retirement.
02/20/2023
The advances of AI (I use the abbreviation for succinctness, rather than a forlorn attempt to appear clever) are extraordinary, have only just begun and open to considerable doubt.
02/20/2023
The problem for some is that to access these top rates you often need to open and manage your savings account online or via an app.
02/17/2023
Those wealthy individuals who put off making a will may find their wealth isn’t passed on in the way they wish
02/17/2023
The rise of fast fashion has created a shift in consumer behaviour, with cheap, low-quality items often being seen as disposable.
02/17/2023
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