Finance

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro’s drop to a five-year low is rekindling the possibility the currency will..

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor Andrew Bailey calls a ̶..

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

(Refiles to fix date to April 27 not April 26) By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – After months focusing on ce..

Private client specialist Harriet Atkinson joins Bellevue Law

Private client specialist Harriet Atkinson joins Bellevue Law

Boutique law firm Bellevue Law has hired private client specialist Harriet Atkinson to help build the firm’s practice and launch its ..

Finance

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

  Inheritance tax receipts jumped to £5.5 billion between April 2021 and February 2022 according to data released by HMRC today. This is £0.7 bil..

SWIFT 101: How does the banking system work?

SWIFT 101: How does the banking system work?

  How secure is SWIFT? Does it verify message sent are real?   SWIFT has 518 member banks from 22 countries – and ba..

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services minister said on Tuesday that the European Union would find i..

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to k..

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Traders ditched riskier assets on Monday as relief over Emmanuel Macron&..

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

U.S. dollar climbs to two-year peak as risk appetite tumbles; yuan drops

By Saikat Chatterjee and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar struck a two-year high on Monday a..

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

(Adds bank affiliation BNP Paribas in analyst quote in 5th paragraph) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuter..

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street ended the day lower in a choppy trading day on Monday, while U.S. Treasury ..

UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high, in..

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dollar rebounded on Tuesday after digesting slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data..

Essex manufacturer focuses on growth after securing future in area

Essex manufacturer focuses on growth after securing future in area

    Eric Wilson & Co, an Essex-based manufacturer of fabrications and solid surfaces, has secured its long-term presence in t..

Retail Investor sentiment on EUR vs GBP and JPY fell against backdrop of war in Ukraine 

Retail Investor sentiment on EUR vs GBP and JPY fell against backdrop of war in Ukraine 

  Euro takes further hit as President Putin rejects currency for gas exports British pound attracts bullish interest against eur..

Equifax UK deepens partnership with Canopy to help tenants in the UK improve credit scores

Equifax UK deepens partnership with Canopy to help tenants in the UK improve credit scores

  Equifax UK, one of the UK’s big three credit reference agencies, is expanding its partnership with Canopy, the rental platform ..

Enterprise Investment Schemes – four tax reasons that make them great

Enterprise Investment Schemes – four tax reasons that make them great

Since 1994, Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) have been an important tool in the investors’ kit, but many potential investors worry ..

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from a near two-year high on Thursda..

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called on the country’s financial..

UK-based online marketplace OnBuy launches international seller drive                                                                                         

UK-based online marketplace OnBuy launches international seller drive                                                                                         

  UK, March 2022: Online marketplace, OnBuy.com, is seeking to attract further international retailers after another hugely succe..

European retail investors focus on gold and oil following Russia’s Ukraine invasion

European retail investors focus on gold and oil following Russia’s Ukraine invasion

February 24th saw trading in gold instruments quadruple and oil double 91.9 million securitised derivatives were traded on Spectrum M..

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

By Carolyn Cohn and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Sto..

Stocks slide as oil surge rattles inflation fears

Stocks slide as oil surge rattles inflation fears

By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices soared again on Thursday as the Ukraine war sparked a ru..

Analysis-Crypto exchanges won’t bar Russians, raising fears of sanctions backdoor

Analysis-Crypto exchanges won’t bar Russians, raising fears of sanctions backdoor

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are staying put in Russia, breaking ..

Investors seek bargains as Ukraine keeps markets on edge

Investors seek bargains as Ukraine keeps markets on edge

By Sujata Rao and Lewis Krauskopf LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Money managers are scanning roiled global markets for bargains after unpr..

Macroscope: The Chinese have pivoted and no one else has noticed

Macroscope: The Chinese have pivoted and no one else has noticed

Portfolio Manager Iain Cunningham discusses how it is time to look through the negative Chinese growth surprises and take advantage of..

Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Russian rouble plunged and the euro nursed losses against the U.S. dollar on Monday as th..

IS THIS TIME REALLY DIFFERENT? WITH VALUE STOCKS IN VOGUE INTERACTIVE INVESTOR INVESTIGATES HOW OFTEN VALUE HAS OUTPERFORMED GROWTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF A YEAR, OVER THE PAST TWENTY-THREE YEARS

IS THIS TIME REALLY DIFFERENT? WITH VALUE STOCKS IN VOGUE INTERACTIVE INVESTOR INVESTIGATES HOW OFTEN VALUE HAS OUTPERFORMED GROWTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF A YEAR, OVER THE PAST TWENTY-THREE YEARS

 Best solution is to blend both value and growth, says ii  Value has outperformed growth in the first quarter of the calendar year 48%..

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -European shares fell on Thursday as heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions eclipsed a slew..

Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped to an eight-month high and safe-haven debt rose on Thursday after U.S. P..

Global stocks trade higher at the end of a volatile month

Global stocks trade higher at the end of a volatile month

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World stocks climbed higher on Monday as investors digested new optimism from the U.S...

R&D Tax Credits: 4 benefits of claiming (that most companies don’t know about)

R&D Tax Credits: 4 benefits of claiming (that most companies don’t know about)

By Emma Lewis, Copywriter, Tax Cloud Many companies have heard of R&D Tax Credits, or have a vague notion of what the ..

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – A digital pound used by consumers could harm financial stability, raise the cost of credit and ..

Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive

Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the..

Why 2022 signals the green revolution in investing

Why 2022 signals the green revolution in investing

As much as sustainability holds sway over everyday purchase decisions, so have they garnered the attention of investors, eager to keep..