Bitcoin could minimise the threat of nuclear war April 7, 2022 Bitcoin is the 'weapon' that prevents attackers from denying people access to their property without resulting in war, says Chris Kacher.
Explainer-in-brief: Fed up with the emoji offerings? Time to shine April 6, 2022 Ever felt like you needed a more specific emoji to caption your aperol spritz Instagram with? Frustrated at not being able to express every single emotion with a little yellow face? No, this isn’t an advert for an emoji self-help group or a Boomer’s guide on how to use the Other Keyboard. The Emoji Subcommittee [...]
The Russia–Ukraine war and other geopolitical risks April 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine is dominating the headlines. For now. But the conflict’s indirect reverberations will ripple far beyond the borders of its combatants and their allies. Indeed, they could give rise to new and varied geopolitical risks throughout the world. The war’s potential effect on the global grain supply and food inflation is especially [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 4th April 2022 April 4, 2022 Russia – UkraineETH and SOL outperformingFed mind in focusS&P tops out March proved to be another strong month for employment data with the headline number inline and unemployment ticking lower. The tight labour market has reaffirmed the hawks’ calls for a 50bps hike in May by the FED. Of the remaining 6 meetings for the [...]
JP Morgan to book £762m loss on Russian assets April 4, 2022 Wall Street giant JP Morgan may lose as much as $1bn (£762m) on its exposure to Russia, its chief Jamie Dimon warned today in his annual letter to shareholders. The investment banking titan has been part of a concerted effort by the West’s biggest corporates to ditch Russian assets and pull out of the country [...]
Exclusive: Fintech Review author pushes ministers for capital markets overhaul April 4, 2022 The author of a government-commissioned review of fintech has written to ministers warning major reform of the UK’s capital markets is needed if they are to compete on the world stage, City A.M. has learned.
Week ahead: City braces for Russia-Ukraine hit to economic activity April 3, 2022 The City will be combing through a week of closely watched economic data for signs of the Russia-Ukraine war weighing on growth. London’s premier FTSE 100 index rose 0.73 per cent last week to close at 7,537.90 points. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 index fared better, climbing 1.25 per cent. Fresh services purchasing managers’ indexes (PMI) [...]
What cost of living crisis? MPs give themselves a pay rise of nearly 3 per cent to £84,144 April 1, 2022 MPs’ salaries rise to £84,144 from today, up by 2.7 per cent, after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) announced last month that their pay would go up for the first time in two years. But it comes on the same day that the biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory has come [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 1st April 2022 April 1, 2022 Russia – UkraineQ1 finally behind usCrypto consolidates Well we can finally put Q1 behind us. A war few expected to happen, nominal yields had a move not often seen, oil soaring and stocks…well that’s a bit more mixed as looking at the S&P performance on the quarter you would be forgiven if you forgot how [...]
Q&A: will the gold price surge continue? March 31, 2022 James Luke explains the effect that Russian sanctions and Fed rate rises are having on gold, and what may lie ahead for the precious metal. Gold prices have been on an upward trend since mid-January, accelerating sharply upon Russia’s shocking invasion of Ukraine towards the end of February as investors flocked to perceived safe haven [...]