February 1, 2023
Via: MoneyWeekThe property market’s slowdown continued into 2023 as house prices fell for the fifth month in a row, according to Nationwide’s latest house price index. House price growth slowed to 1.1% in January from 2.8% in December. Prices fell 0.6% […]
January 31, 2023
Via: NBC NewsThe outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-Covid policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. That’s the view […]
January 31, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe Australian Dollar recalibrated after Chinese PMI showed signs of an economic recovery which followed domestic data that revealed an easing of conditions. Chinese manufacturing PMI for January printed in line with expectations at 50.1 and the non-manufacturing read came […]
January 30, 2023
Via: DailyFXGold prices are trading over 6% higher for the month of January, driving XAU/USD into a barrier of resistance at $1,950. Throughout last week, the same psychological level that limited the upside move came into play after gold opened the […]
January 30, 2023
Via: Education DiveThe report reveals which groups of borrowers are most struggling to navigate the federal student loan system and where they are hitting snags. Of the nearly 90,000 complaints borrowers lodged about federal student aid, 57% centered on issues with loans. […]
January 25, 2023
Via: Sky NewsJD Wetherspoon’s chairman, Tim Martin, has long-complained about supermarkets’ treatment when it comes to the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT), saying it gives them an unfair advantage – particularly at a time when the hospitality sector is struggling to […]
January 24, 2023
Via: DailyFXSilver prices have bounced back after a brutal setback that resulted in a 1.59% decline yesterday. With the futures contract currently recovering over 1.00% of those losses, USD weakness ahead of this week’s GDP and inflation data has limited losses. […]
January 24, 2023
Via: The Wall Street JournalMicrosoft Corp. likely recorded its slowest sales growth in more than six years last quarter as economic concerns cooled demand for its software and cloud services. The Redmond, Wash., company’s revenue growth is expected to slow to less than 3% […]
Finance Tech, Mobile Banking & Payments
January 23, 2023
Via: Sky NewsThe regulator has said it will take legal action against any supplier that forces customers onto a prepayment meter and the government is issuing firms with a “cease and desist” order. It comes as courts are overwhelmed with warrant requests […]
January 23, 2023
Via: CNBCBitcoin rose further over the weekend, as traders took news of another crypto bankruptcy in their stride and placed bets on a Federal Reserve “pivot” to cutting interest rates. The price of the No. 1 token briefly topped $23,000 for […]
January 19, 2023
Via: DailyFXSterling bulls still have December’s six-month highs against the United States Dollar firmly in their sights on Thursday, but a London morning of scant domestic economic news may be hampering their will to try it again in the near term. […]
January 18, 2023
Via: Sky NewsA second consecutive monthly fall from October’s high of 11.1% suggests price rises may have peaked and the descent towards less corrosive rates, perhaps below 6% by the middle of the year, has begun. Some of this will be down […]
January 18, 2023
Via: DailyFXChina yesterday reported better-than-expected December growth figures, fueling thoughts that one of the world’s largest growth engines may be moving into a higher gear. While the data was still sharply lower than the prior quarters, GDP, retail sales, and industrial […]
January 17, 2023
Via: Sky NewsAverage pay rose 6.4% in the three months to November, the strongest growth in 20 years excluding the pandemic period, but there’s a chasm between public and private earnings. Private sector settlements ran at 7.2%, the upward pressure driven largely […]
January 17, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe Japanese Yen slipped lower today ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision tomorrow. The Nikkei 225 equity index found higher ground with the central bank decision appearing to be in the balance after a perceived tightening at […]
January 11, 2023
Via: Investing.comBayer is facing demands from activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners to break up, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, pushing shares in the diversified health and agriculture group to a five-week high. The source said Bluebell had invested […]
January 10, 2023
Via: Sky NewsStocks fell in value from $2.01 (£1.65) at the close of trading on Monday night, to $1.50 (£1.23) when US markets opened on Tuesday morning, loosing more than 50 cent off the price of a share. The eagerly anticipated mission, […]
January 10, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderTech giant Microsoft is in talks to invest about $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, per a Semafor report on Tuesday, which cited people familiar with the matter. The investment would value OpenAI at about […]
January 9, 2023
Via: DailyFXDATA-INDUCED MARKET REPRICING SETS USD ON A LOWER PATH (BUOYS GOLD) While this report’s focus leans more heavily on the technical analysis, it is only prudent to take into account the effect of recent dollar and Fed funds rate repricing […]
January 9, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderGermany industrial production recovered at a faster than expected pace in November, official data revealed Monday. Industrial output grew 0.2 percent from October, when output was down by revised 0.4 percent, Destatis reported. Production was expected to gain 0.1 percent. […]