UK to clock weakest growth in rich world amid economic ‘stagnation’ June 8, 2022 The UK will clock the weakest growth in the rich world caused by households retrenching amid the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, according to new forecasts released today. Rampant inflation driven by accelerating global energy prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ongoing supply chain disruptions caused by China’s [...]
Moscow will cover Russian oil tankers hit by UK and EU insurance ban, Putin ally says June 8, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man has said Moscow will cover Russian oil tankers to ensure they are able to continue making deliveries, if they are unable to get insurance due to Western sanctions. Speaking via messenger platform Telegram, former Russian president and key Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev said the Kremlin will cover uninsured ships, through assurances [...]
UK housebuilding tumbles into ‘stagnation’ amid reversing economy June 8, 2022 Higher raw material costs and ongoing supply chain disruption clamped down on the UK construction sector last month, according to a closely watched survey released today. Construction businesses cut back on activity amid rapid cost inflation persisting in May making projects unviable. Just over seven in 10 firms said input prices climbed in May, driven [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 8th June 2022 June 8, 2022 | City Talk Trade the ExtremesCrypto Needs to Bounce Soon A generally quiet and rangy day for the markets which taught us little new but served to demonstrate the themes continue. All eyes are focused on the US CPI on Friday and the ECB on Thursday for clues to the relative interest rate paths. There is a little [...]
Female founders face greater risk of equity dilution than men June 8, 2022 Female founders are significantly more vulnerable to the dilutive effects of equity funding than their male counterparts, according to new research from JP Morgan, which shows women, on average, give away much larger stakes in their businesses than men. The UK’s 10,647 female led businesses raised a record £5.05bn in equity investment in 2021, whilst [...]
MPs call for lower taxes as UK marks latest annual Tax Freedom Day since the early-1980s June 7, 2022 MPs have called on the UK government to cut the burden on UK taxpayers after new figures showed working people spent a higher proportion of their incomes on taxes than at any other point since the early-1980s. The calls come after the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) published new figures, for Tax Freedom Day, showing UK [...]
World Bank slashes global growth forecast after warning the world is teetering on the edge of ‘stagflation’ June 7, 2022 THE WORLD Bank yesterday slashed its forecast for global growth this year by more than 1 per cent due to increasing inflation and the economic after-effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The body had anticipated global growth of 4.1 per cent at its last update in January, but cut that in an announcement yesterday to [...]
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