‘Significant barriers’ hampering digital trade, City of London warns September 1, 2022 Post-Brexit trade deals have left “significant barriers” in place that are hampering digital trade to and from the UK, the City of London corporation warned today.
London’s FTSE 100 edges lower as economic gloom knocks risk appetite August 31, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 posted a damp day today driven by economic gloom hitting investors’ risk appetite. The capital’s premier index dropped 1.05 per cent to 7,284.15 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell 0.45 per cent to 19,063.75 points. A recent string [...]
City impact investment chief Jim Roth on greenwashing: ‘If you can’t measure it, you cannot manage it’ August 31, 2022 So-called “green” investment claims, and the substance behind them, are dominating the agenda of many City firms and the wider UK business community. ESG disclosure regimes aim to counter “greenwashing” by requiring financial firms who have marketed their investment products as “green” to disclose data relevant to their investments’ sustainability. However, the relatively new City [...]
European Central Bank could be forced into 75 basis point hike to tame record inflation August 31, 2022 The European Central Bank could be forced to hike interest rates by a historic 75 basis points next week to tame the largest inflation surge on record, economists bet today. The monetary authority governing the 19 countries using the euro may have to respond strongly or risk elevated prices being embedded into the bloc’s economy [...]
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