Can Bitcoin beat inflation? January 21, 2022 Increasing cryptocurrency adoption is certainly not inevitable but higher levels of current inflation is a friend to those looking to onboard newbies, writes Gavin S Brown.
Gold prices finally rise amid Wall Street turbulence and inflationary pressures January 21, 2022 Gold could be returning to its established role as an inflation hedge, with prices finally increasing after many weeks of treading water.
Q&A: why tackle harmful deforestation – and how? January 21, 2022 With around 80% of terrestrial biodiversity existing in forests, deforestation poses a critical threat. It also has a broader impact on climate change, human rights and even global health, as the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light through a suggested link with zoonotic disease (explained below). If tropical deforestation were considered a country, it would [...]
Crown Court wait times hit record highs as government struggles to cut Covid backlog January 21, 2022 Victims, defendants, and witnesses face record long waits for Crown Court trials, as the UK struggles to reduce the backlog faced by the court system due to Covid. A record 23 per cent of outstanding trials have now been outstanding for more than a year, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. At the same [...]
Oil prices slide as production ramps up Stateside January 21, 2022 Oil prices have tumbled as market sentiment took a downturn following rising inventories the US, with questions over future benchmark performance.
EP: 108 Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield & Hong Kong January 21, 2022 The City A.M. Punter Podcast A terrific weekend of racing awaits, starting with the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday where the current top rated chasers in the UK & Ireland take on last year’s winner First Flow over 2 miles and a furlong Kim Bailey, First Flow’s trainer joins us as [...]
Business Secretary says households will have to wait until March for help with soaring energy bills January 21, 2022 Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said households must wait until March to find out what help the government can offer for rising energy bills.
December home transactions show ‘strong end to frenzied year’ as markets expected to slow January 21, 2022 According to HMRC data, the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in December 2021 was 100,110. This marks a 20 per cent dip on December 2020 but a 7.6 per cent spike on the prior month. Last year also saw a record level of home transactions of almost 1.5m, the highest since 2007, [...]
‘It was always going to disappoint’: Analysts react to Netflix’s slowed growth as shares tumble 20 per cent January 21, 2022 Netflix shares take a beating as the streaming giant warned of "intensified" competition in the market as its pandemic glow begins to fade.
Are Bitcoin’s positives being drowned out by negative economic noise? January 21, 2022 Jason Deane points out the numerous positives about Bitcoin that are getting lost in the fog of negative news narratives.
