Bitcoin levels off after eight days of upward movement March 31, 2022 The price of Bitcoin today is, essentially, unmoved after another largely flat day, continuing to hover at just above the $47k mark.
Truss to land in New Delhi to discuss closer defence ties with India March 30, 2022 Liz Truss will touch down in New Delhi today to speak to her Indian counterpart about strengthening defence ties with the Commonwealth country. The foreign secretary said in a statement today that deeper ties between India and Britain matter “even more in the context of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and underlines the need for [...]
Johnson says Ukrainian refugees can help ease UK labour shortages March 30, 2022 Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees set to come to the UK will help ease the country’s labour shortages, Boris Johnson has said. The Prime Minister said “one of the problems our economy has” is “the need for more pairs of hands to do crucial jobs and one of the things the Ukrainians will be [...]
BlackRock President: Entitled generation should prepare to sacrifice amid surging inflation March 30, 2022 BlackRock’s Rob Kapito said an entire generation should “put on seat belts” as the economy feels the impact of high inflation. “For the first time, this generation is going to go into a store and not be able to get what they want,” the president of the $10 trillion asset manager said of shortages, Bloomberg [...]
Canary Wharf to host Europe’s largest commercial lab under new deal March 30, 2022 Canary Wharf is anticipated to host the largest commercial wet lab in Europe, as part of a investment partnership unveiled today. The Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner have announced a joint venture today to develop the 750,000 square foot life-science focussed hub. While no figure has yet been put on the investment, City [...]
Crypto markets flat as MicroStrategy announces another massive Bitcoin purchase March 30, 2022 The price of Bitcoin is currently holding steady at about $47,400 with the Ethereum price treading water at $3,400.
Letters: London, get creative March 30, 2022 [Re: Post-Brexit City exodus fails to materialise as London lifts hiring, yesterday] Despite much doom-mongering, it appears London has retained its crown as a global employment hub for now. However, the City should not rest on its laurels. There is a unique tension rumbling in the recruitment market which threatens to disrupt London’s “recruitment bounce”. [...]
Students to ‘shoulder burden’ of public finances under loan reforms March 29, 2022 Students will be left shouldering the burden of Covid and Brexit under reforms to the loans repayment scheme, economic analysts have warned.
Bitcoin climbs to a 2022 high as $48k is breached March 29, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has risen for the seventh consecutive day, up 12 per cent in the last week to just under $47,500 this morning.
Post-Brexit City exodus fails to materialise as London drives recruitment bounce March 29, 2022 The mass exodus of workers from the City to the Continent after Brexit has failed to materialise, blowing gloomy forecasts about London’s place in the global finance community out of the water, reveals a fresh study published today. Finance firms based in the Square Mile have slashed the number of staff they were intending on [...]