India poised to ban private crypto ownership with stringent bill November 24, 2021 India’s government said late last night that it would reintroduce a bill which could ban most crypto ownership and establish a CBDC.
Record level of UK factories intend to hike prices November 24, 2021 UK factories are bracing to hike prices to offset a margin assault caused by supply chain breakdowns, according to new figures released today. Over three thirds of British manufacturers are intending to raise prices, the highest proportion since the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), who produce the figures, started tracking the data in 1977. Global [...]
Real estate stocks build foundation for positive day in the City November 24, 2021 A strong performance among real estate stocks built the foundations for a positive day on London markets this morning. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index climbed 0.46 per cent to 7,299.88 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 added 0.08 per cent to hit 23,240.57 points. The City was lifted by the likes of housebuilder Barratt [...]
Banks could lose out on a fifth of deposits under Britcoin proposals – BoE November 23, 2021 The Bank of England has today admitted that commercial banks will be hit hard by plans for a digital pound backed by central bank reserves.
Bank of England governor Bailey rebuffs crypto ‘stablecoins’ as form of safe money November 23, 2021 The governor of the Bank of England has slapped down claims that volatile crypto “stablecoins” could develop into a form of safe money. Speaking today in response to a grilling by members of the House of Lords, Andrew Bailey swatted away insistence from the crypto community that stablecoins are a better alternative to central bank [...]
Investors eat up UK inflation-linked debt despite record low yield November 23, 2021 The UK has sold a tranche of debt that will pay investors the lowest inflation adjusted yield on record. Investors hoovered up over £1bn in inflation-linked gilts maturing in 2073 paying the lowest yield on any syndicated gilt sale ever. The maturity date is also the longest for any inflation-linked debt issued. Inflation-linked debt is [...]
UK property market bottoms out after stamp duty relief end November 23, 2021 The end of a watered down tax relief on home sales has caused the property market to bottom out, according to official figures released today. Research by HMRC found property sales shrank around 52 per cent over the last month, dropping to 76,930 in October, down from 160,220 in September. The looming end of the [...]
Bets against pound mount after Bank of England rate inertia November 23, 2021 Traders are strengthening their stance against the pound after the Bank of England scuppered City bets on a first rate hike in three years this month. Short bets – in which traders borrow assets and sell them expecting to make a profit in the future after their price falls – have mounted to around £2bn, [...]
Blockchain and DeFi: Drivers of change in asset management November 23, 2021 | City Talk “The future of assets is tokenized.” That’s what Mona El Isa, the founder and CEO of Avantgarde Finance, told the audience at the Alpha Summit by CFA Institute in May this year. “If you make that assumption, you can totally re-imagine the infrastructure that finance is built on,” she continued. “You can see a totally automated operational and [...]
PMI: UK businesses buckle under weight of record cost rises as City strengthens BoE rate hike bets November 23, 2021 UK businesses are buckling under the weight of costs swelling at the fastest pace on record, according to a closely watched survey released today. A toxic combination of supply chains wilting, demand for goods and raw materials running red-hot and crippling worker shortages have propelled businesses’ costs. The November increase in average cost burdens was [...]