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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..

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR DATA AND RESEARCH DEBUNKS COMMON MYTHS SURROUNDING FEMALE INVESTORS

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR DATA AND RESEARCH DEBUNKS COMMON MYTHS SURROUNDING FEMALE INVESTORS

Slightly more women than men self-define as ‘Adventurous’ investors (12% versus 9%) 35% of women and 33% of men say they have a balan..

How to save for rising school fees

How to save for rising school fees

To invest in your children’s education is to invest in their future. But with school fees and associated costs increasing every year, ..

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..

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 INSECURITY THE NEW NORMAL? 2 YEARS SINCE START OF THE COVID-19 MARKET SELL-OFF, INTERACTIVE INVESTOR EXPLORES HOW INVESTORS CAN NAVIGATE MARKETS WHICH HAVE GONE INTO ‘ANXIETY MODE’

IS INSECURITY THE NEW NORMAL? 2 YEARS SINCE START OF THE COVID-19 MARKET SELL-OFF, INTERACTIVE INVESTOR EXPLORES HOW INVESTORS CAN NAVIGATE MARKETS WHICH HAVE GONE INTO ‘ANXIETY MODE’

This time two years ago, global markets started their slide into the biggest sell-off since the 2008 global financial crisis, as the s..

How active investors should profit in 2022

How active investors should profit in 2022

Christian Bauer, Managing Director, Head of Zurich Branch Flexibility is the order of the day. The once popular “..

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..

PLATINUM JUBILEE: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR LOOKS AT BRITISH BRANDS STANDING TEST OF TIME AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE – WILL MARMITE STILL BE DIVIDING OPINION IN 2092?

PLATINUM JUBILEE: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR LOOKS AT BRITISH BRANDS STANDING TEST OF TIME AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE – WILL MARMITE STILL BE DIVIDING OPINION IN 2092?

With Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 6 February, interactive investor looks at the twenty-five most widely held stocks on..

Retail investors escape from British equities and the pound

Retail investors escape from British equities and the pound

SERIX for FTSE 100 reaches record bearish territory of 87 British pound also loses investor confidence Retail investor sentiment posi..

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...

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..

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

By Tommy Wilkes, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling ..

Stellantis reshuffles European financing operations through new JVs with banks

Stellantis reshuffles European financing operations through new JVs with banks

MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis said on Friday it had entered exclusive talks with BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Santander as it..

Hedge funds set to end 2021 with inflows for first time in three years

Hedge funds set to end 2021 with inflows for first time in three years

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) – Global hedge funds are poised to achieve positive inflows in 2021, for the first time in..

The future of the accountancy sector lays in the hands of accountants themselves

The future of the accountancy sector lays in the hands of accountants themselves

Accountants and accountancy firms are both the perpetrators and the victims of the problems currently facing the sector, finds new res..

Bitcoin rises 2.1% to reclaim $50,000

Bitcoin rises 2.1% to reclaim $50,000

(Reuters) – Bitcoin rose on Sunday to reclaim levels above $50,000. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency gain..

NerdWallet launches Map My Commute – an interactive tool for the hybrid home buyer

NerdWallet launches Map My Commute – an interactive tool for the hybrid home buyer

Leading financial price comparison website NerdWallet has unveiled Map My Commute – a new interactive tool for the home buyer who is w..

Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants

Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants

By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Visa Inc, the world’s largest payment processor, on Wednesday launched a global crypto ..

U.S. bank executives raise concerns over inflation

U.S. bank executives raise concerns over inflation

By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. bank executives on Tuesday raised concerns about the impact of a sustained period of higher ..

Bitcoin’s flash crash crimps year-end bulls

Bitcoin’s flash crash crimps year-end bulls

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – A flash weekend bitcoin crash that wiped out a fifth of its value and caus..

Regulated Liabilities Network: Making space for digital currency within the two-tier monetary system

Regulated Liabilities Network: Making space for digital currency within the two-tier monetary system

Marten Nelson, Co-Founder & CEO, M10 Networks Here’s a good question: Can digital currency (DC) thrive within the two-..

Landsec: HULT Private Capital explore why the investment in Salford over London?

Landsec: HULT Private Capital explore why the investment in Salford over London?

As Landsec tie up prime E14 sale in time for MediaCity acquisition; HULT Private Capital look at why they have turned their attentions..

Borrowers urgently need support ahead of Christmas –consumer confidence is falling & lenders must step up

Borrowers urgently need support ahead of Christmas –consumer confidence is falling & lenders must step up

By: Neil Kadagathur, CEO of Creditspring Neil Kadagathur, CEO of Creditspring After a tough 18 months living with the Covi..

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will stand firm on policies to curb excess borrowing by property developers even as it makes financing..

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

By Dan Burns and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -The world’s top central banks are pushing back in unison on the idea that higher in..

Aussie dollar firm as bonds tumble, yen looks past BOJ

Aussie dollar firm as bonds tumble, yen looks past BOJ

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Central bank policymakers buffeted currency trading on Thursday as the Australian dollar held..

Confident female investors challenge perceptions

Confident female investors challenge perceptions

Women are confident in their retirement prospects, bullish on equities, proactive on investment decisions…and opinionated about advise..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

A globalised world will be a decentralised place

A globalised world will be a decentralised place

Kristjan Kangro, Founder and CEO of Change, one of Europe’s leading cryptocurrency investment platforms for retail investors, discusse..

How to prevent a hostile takeover

How to prevent a hostile takeover

By Martin Devenish, board director, S-RM Takeovers are on the rise. So far this year, almost $4 trillion of deals have been agreed glo..

Yields rise, stocks nudge higher after U.S. jobs data

Yields rise, stocks nudge higher after U.S. jobs data

By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets edged higher and Treasury yields rose on Frid..

Analysis-Europe’s record IPO year has a sting in its tail

Analysis-Europe’s record IPO year has a sting in its tail

By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Oliver Hirt LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s record year for initial public offerings (IPOs) is threa..

Dollar makes broad gains on inflation worries

Dollar makes broad gains on inflation worries

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Wednesday toward the 1-year high touched last week as surging energ..