EU sets eyes on Airbnb in latest data regulation push November 3, 2022 After taking on Big Tech in a swathe of new laws, European regulators are now setting their sights on the short-term home rental industry.
The serious money will be bullish on Fed decision that gave volatility back to crypto markets November 3, 2022 DeVere chief Nigel Green explains why the price of Bitcoin surged and then pulled back following Fed Chair Jerome Powell's latest speech.
Bitcoin clings on to $20k in wake of rate hike announcement November 3, 2022 After almost touching $20,000 yesterday, Bitcoin opened at $20,312 this morning, down by less than a percentage point on the day.
Federal Reserve hikes rates 75bps again and Powell signals higher peak November 2, 2022 The US Federal Reserve today hoisted the world’s most important interest rate 75 basis points for the fourth time in a row and signalled the borrowing cost peak will be higher than previously thought, scrapping any bets on a so-called “Fed pivot”. The Washington headquartered central bank hiked rates to a target range of 3.75-four [...]
Cutting edge tech rarely sits still, so why is ESG slowing things down? November 2, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher turns his attention to energy consumption in world economics and what effect ESG is having on progress.
Looking ahead to the FED this evening November 2, 2022 Wednesday the 2nd of November today and we are a few hours away from the next monetary policy update from the Federal Reserve. Looking ahead to today’s meeting the FED is widely expected to hike their target Fed Funds range by another 75 basis points to bring it to a range of 3.75%-4%. This would [...]
Sideways movement in crypto markets continues as investors sweat over today’s interest rate announcement November 2, 2022 Most cryptocurrencies continue to trade sideways this morning, as Bitcoin remains unchanged around $20,415 and Ethereum at $1,550.
All market eyes on the Fed today as interest rates are set to rise by another 75bps November 2, 2022 While European markets started the month on a positive note, and look set to continue that vibe this morning, US markets lost their early momentum, finishing the session lower, after the latest job openings numbers, and ISM manufacturing report, showed that the US economy remained in decent shape, despite concerns over an economic slowdown. “We [...]
All eyes on the EU as ECB faces ‘nightmare scenario’ of record inflation and need to hike rates again October 31, 2022 Last week was the fourth successive week of gains for equity markets in Europe as well as the US, despite some high-profile earnings misses. It’s been particularly notable that while there were some notable earnings misses, especially in the tech sector, by and large the more traditional areas of the market have performed better. “While [...]
Week ahead: Bank of England to rock markets with 75bps rate hike October 30, 2022 Markets are preparing for a steep rate hike by the Bank of England on Thursday, but not as bad as first feared after former prime minister Liz Truss’s tax cutting mini-budget last month. London’s premier FTSE 100 index posted a decent performance last week, adding 1.12 per cent to close at 7,047.67 points, while the [...]