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UK seeing exodus of R&D activity, research reveals

UK seeing exodus of R&D activity, research reveals

    Blow to ‘Science Superpower’ as more than two thirds of UK firms set up R&D activity abroad in 2022, with a noticeable tr..

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Wednesday and fell to a nine-month low against a basket of ..

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..

Global invoice financing group supports Indian clothing and textile manufacturer dealing with post-covid struggles

Global invoice financing group supports Indian clothing and textile manufacturer dealing with post-covid struggles

Incomlend provides leading garment producer with access to quick turnaround working capital, helping them navigate post-Covid markets ..

Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms

Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets worldwide halted their January rally on Monday, pausing for breath at the sta..

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock performance rose and the dollar strengthened o..

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..

German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister

German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister

BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy..

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

(Corrects paragraph 8 to show big investors were responsible for about 68% of the flows) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Re..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets surged on Monday as easing recession fears and hopes of a less aggressive Fe..

Core10 Secures $6.5 Million in Series B Funding Round3

Core10 Secures $6.5 Million in Series B Funding Round3

  New capital investment to further Accrue digital account opening and lending platform development, strengthening financial tech..

Axyon AI partners with C8 Technologies

Axyon AI partners with C8 Technologies

    Axyon AI, a leading developer of artificial intelligence-based solutions for asset management, announces its partnership with..

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

By Matt Dickens, Senior Business Development Director at Ingenious Most financial planners and wealth managers will be ve..

Tackling the UK Gender Pensions Gap

Tackling the UK Gender Pensions Gap

By Mark Stopard, Head of Proposition Development, ZEDRA Governance Is it time for a more radical approach to closing the g..

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..

How investment fees can affect returns

How investment fees can affect returns

    By Alister Sneddon, Head of Product at CMC Invest Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, many people are turnin..

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

By Sinéad Carew and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equities followed Europe’s higher on Wednesday as in..

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

(Refiles to change title in paragraph four to CIO from chief executive for Global Fixed Income at PIMCO. No other changes to text) By ..

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

Inflation fighting central bankers air climate role doubts

By Francesco Canepa and Lindsay Dunsmuir STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Some of the world’s top central bankers aired concerns about being..

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the br..

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

Analysis-Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

By Luiza Ilie and Gergely Szakacs BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to..

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

Sterling hits 2 1/2 week high, eyes on BoE

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound hit a two-and-a-half-week high against a broadly weak dollar on Monday ahea..

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

Big fall in euro zone inflation offers little help for ECB

By Balazs Koranyi and Jan Strupczewski FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation tumbled last month but underlying price press..

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment improved in December for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine,..

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

Green bonds are set to drive corporate ESG debt out of slump in 2023 -Barclays

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global sales of corporate bonds with environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets will..

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

Stocks sag as hawkish Fed cools China rally; awaits US jobs data

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sank on Thursday and brought to a halt a rally in global stocks, as upbeat American jo..

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

By Sinéad Carew and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equity indexes lost ground on Friday, the last tradi..

Nerdio Secures $117 Million Series B Investment from Updata Partners

Nerdio Secures $117 Million Series B Investment from Updata Partners

Series B investment to propel adoption of Microsoft DaaS (Desktop-as-a-Service) management solutions for channel and enterprise organi..

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

Weary Wall Street cheers improved consumer confidence

By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Wednesday, as U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in D..

UK GOVERNMENT HELPS IT COMPANY BREAK INTO AFRICA WITH £900K UKEF SUPPORT

UK GOVERNMENT HELPS IT COMPANY BREAK INTO AFRICA WITH £900K UKEF SUPPORT

    UKEF’s guarantee has given a boost to exporting ambitions of a Stockport-based technology company   Vesper Technologies (Ves..

IFX Payments reports another record year

IFX Payments reports another record year

    December 2022: Despite the challenging and volatile economic conditions of 2022, IFX Payments is set for another record miles..

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors

  Responding to the results of the HMRC report on the impact of the off-payroll working rules reform in the private and voluntary..

Digitisation is the key to building trust and bringing crypto closer to the consumer

Digitisation is the key to building trust and bringing crypto closer to the consumer

    By: Chris George, senior VP of product, Somo.  “Trust me, I’m in crypto.” These are not currently words to inspire confi..