Exclusive: ‘Omicron is a reminder the world is only as good as the weakest link in the vaccination chain,’ says abrdn exec January 11, 2022 Ongoing inflationary shocks, questions around interest rates and the emergence of the new Omicron Covid variant are all making navigating uncertainty more challenging. Nonetheless, when we look beyond the headlines, there remain some reasons for optimism going into 2022, according to Richard Dunbar, head of multi-asset research at global investment giant abrdn. Square Mile-based Dunbar [...]
There’s nothing wrong with plain speaking… January 10, 2022 ONE COMPLAINT of business journalists is that some chief executives, drilled to within an inch of their life by a phalanx of corporate communications professionals, have on occasion been known to not perhaps be the most interesting interview subjects. It’s understandable: one doesn’t get to the top of corporate behemoths, as a rule, by shooting [...]
NFTs in the media: from films to the TV January 10, 2022 Manufacturers on television are battling to offer the ability for people to display their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the ‘Telly’, discusses Jonny Fry.
Could tech stocks lose their shine in 2022? January 7, 2022 If you wanted to put money in the stock market over the past five years, then a sure-fire bet has been to invest in US tech stocks, which have significantly outperformed the wider markets. That divergence in performance has been particularly noticeable since the start of the pandemic, as the crisis spurred new ways of [...]
CBDCs: China leads global race as e-yuan payments arrive on WeChat January 6, 2022 China has emerged as a front runner in the race to develop state backed electronic money, with e-yuan payments now available on WeChat.
Which direction will the UK’s economic weather vane blow in 2022? January 6, 2022 It’s fair to say the last two years have been a turbulent one for the UK economy. The pandemic has upended working practices, supply chains and the monetary policy playbook. With the emergence of the Omicron variant leaving the spectre of coronavirus hanging over the country, it’s fair to say the British economy is not [...]
It’s now or never: Importers from China must act now to avoid coming price rises January 6, 2022 Last year was a difficult one for London businesses importing goods from China. Supply chain difficulties, rocketing prices for raw materials and increased shipping prices have seen the cost of doing business with Chinese suppliers shoot up. Currency fluctuations are also having a significant impact on UK buyers with the US Dollar and Chinese Yuan [...]
The three potential metaversal consequences of QEndless January 5, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher examines how the world is on a knife edge, but could a metaversal snowflake create an avalanche to tip the scales?
Ed Warner: Why 2022 is the year of the sportswash January 5, 2022 A city without snow and a state in the desert. Obvious places to hold the Winter Olympics and World Cup if you are the International Olympic Committee and football governing body Fifa. Welcome to 2022, the Year of the Sportswash. The principal outdoor venues for Beijing 2022 are – on a good day – 90 [...]
Musk under fire for opening Tesla showroom in Xinjiang January 4, 2022 Elon Musk is under fire for opening a Tesla showroom in Xinjiang, an area of China where Uighur muslims are subject to human rights abuses.