Crypto DeFi platforms reduce risk as Fidelity, Brazil and Stripe help push adoption December 5, 2022 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin moved up steadily throughout this past week, from $16,000 to around $17,300.
London City Airport on track for year-end goal as passengers soar 187 per cent December 5, 2022 London City Airport remains on track to reach its year-end goal of 3 million passengers by the end of 2022, as November numbers soared 187 per cent. Figures published today reported that around 272,000 passengers passed through the airport’s gates in November after BA expanded its CityFlyer schedule to Scotland, with daily flights to Aberdeen. [...]
Reports: UK set to unveil post-Brexit financial services reforms on Friday December 5, 2022 The UK is reportedly set to bring forward long awaited post-Brexit reforms to the UK’s financial services rulebook on Friday. Bloomberg reported this morning that the Treasury is now completing the final details of the package, with cabinet sign-off expected this week, and that an announcement is pencilled in for the end of the week. [...]
Britain’s charity sector is being buffeted by the winds of the recession December 5, 2022 The charity sector in the UK is massive. Not just the sheer number of charities, the amount they contribute to the economy or the number of people they employ (165,000, £20bn and 950,000 respectively), but most importantly, their impact. Most of you reading this, whether you know it or not, will have had your lives [...]
Keir Starmer urges compromise on rail strikes after latest pay deal rejected December 5, 2022 Both the unions and the train operators need to compromise to bring the ongoing railway strikes to an end, according to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. “Both sides need to compromise, both sides need to finish the negotiations and the government needs to drive them forward,” Starmer told ITV’s Good Morning Britain. “The government’s been [...]
Faith in UK housing market to be restored in new year with M&A on the horizon December 5, 2022 Faith in the UK’s housing market is expected to be slightly restored in the new year, as mortgage rates slow their climb and cancellation rates cool. A rise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the sector may also be on the horizon, according to research at brokerage Jefferies. In a note today, researchers said they [...]
Allica Bank bags £100m cash injection after swing into profit December 5, 2022 Digital lender Allica said it had bagged a £100m cash injection today as it looks to guzzle up more of the UK’s small business banking market.
Christmas shopping: Sainsbury’s invests extra £50m into battling price inflation December 5, 2022 Sainsbury’s has announced it will pump an additional £50m into its cost of living value plan by March 2023. The supermarket said it has invested in a Christmas roast dinner at less than £4 a head, as part of a £15m investment plan to keep prices affordable on festive staples. Low prices and new special [...]
UK recession to officially begin this winter, City economists predict December 5, 2022 The UK’s recession will officially begin this winter and is likely to last for most of next year, a closely watched survey out today suggests. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) final purchasing managers’ index (PMI) measuring private sector activity in November was unchanged at 48.2, the lowest number since [...]
Cryptocurrencies riding the coattails of curious optimism in traditional markets December 5, 2022 Bitcoin is trading at $17,359 this morning, up 2% in the last day and 7% over a week, while Ethereum is up 10% in the last seven days.