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Long-term investment opportunities in Europe and likelihood of aggressive rate hikes

Long-term investment opportunities in Europe and likelihood of aggressive rate hikes

By Thomas McGarrity, Head of Equities for RBC Wealth Management in the British Isles   The European Technology sector and..

Castle Trust Bank, a leading specialist bank and finance provider, announces profits up by 180%

Castle Trust Bank, a leading specialist bank and finance provider, announces profits up by 180%

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Dollar outshines euro, sterling amid European bank jitters

Dollar outshines euro, sterling amid European bank jitters

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The euro and sterling fell sharply against a strengthening dollar on Friday amid lingering..

Stocks up, bond yields fall as markets mull a Fed policy pause

Stocks up, bond yields fall as markets mull a Fed policy pause

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks jumped on Thursday, pushing up global stock indexes, and Treasury yields..

Central banks keep hiking rates amid banking turmoil

Central banks keep hiking rates amid banking turmoil

By David Milliken, John Revill and Aniruddha Ghosh (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Thursday followed the Federal Reserve and ..

Dollar falls after Fed raises rates, forecasts future hike

Dollar falls after Fed raises rates, forecasts future hike

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar was lower on Wednesday following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to r..

Analysis-Credit Suisse collapse threatens Switzerland’s wealth management crown

Analysis-Credit Suisse collapse threatens Switzerland’s wealth management crown

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – The fall of Credit Suisse has dealt a serious blow to Switzerland’s credentials as the w..

Global bank bonds claw back losses as markets rout eases

Global bank bonds claw back losses as markets rout eases

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An uneasy calm descended across battered bank bonds and shares on Tuesday, with prices recovering a..

Global shares jump but bank ‘whack-a-mole’ not over

Global shares jump but bank ‘whack-a-mole’ not over

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares jumped on Tuesday after the rescue of Credit Suisse stemmed a rout in equitie..

Combatting cart abandonment and streamlining user friction with open banking payments

Combatting cart abandonment and streamlining user friction with open banking payments

  New data from the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that consumer spending among Brits has held up well..

Explainer-Credit Suisse: How did it get to crisis point?

Explainer-Credit Suisse: How did it get to crisis point?

By Anshuman Daga (Reuters) – Credit Suisse said on Thursday it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to sho..

Global equities gain, as rising bond yields pressure gold

Global equities gain, as rising bond yields pressure gold

By Chris Prentice and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares stemmed a five-session rout on Tuesday as bank sha..

Quantum computing breakthrough cements Mid Sussex reputation as ‘Silicon Valley’ of the region

Quantum computing breakthrough cements Mid Sussex reputation as ‘Silicon Valley’ of the region

Breakthrough by a Mid Sussex business resolves a major challenge in building quantum computers which could tackle complex problems of..

Market stress indicators react sharply after U.S. bank failures

Market stress indicators react sharply after U.S. bank failures

By Amanda Cooper, Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Financial market stress indicators reacted sharply on Monda..

Wall St flutters, Treasury yields ease as Powell resumes testimony

Wall St flutters, Treasury yields ease as Powell resumes testimony

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks struggled for direction and Treasury yields wavered on Wednesday as a barrage o..

Dollar jumps as Powell flags higher terminal rate

Dollar jumps as Powell flags higher terminal rate

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended gains against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after Federal Reserve..

Wall Street drops, Treasury yields gyrate on Fed Chairman Powell’s remarks

Wall Street drops, Treasury yields gyrate on Fed Chairman Powell’s remarks

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated and benchmark Treasury yields wavered on Tuesday as Federal Reserve C..

Wall Street stocks power higher as Treasury yields and dollar ease

Wall Street stocks power higher as Treasury yields and dollar ease

By Lawrence Delevingne and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks posted strong gains while Treasury yields and the d..

Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slid from a 2-1/2-month high versus the Japanese yen on Friday,..

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa plans to nearly double its investments over the next three years to a total of 3.6..

Tell.money partners with Solaris to deploy Gateway solution

Tell.money partners with Solaris to deploy Gateway solution

Tell.money, the fintech that delivers innovative and rapidly deployable open banking services for banks and other account providers h..

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones (Reuters) -Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed indicators of econo..

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen is reorganizing its financial services holding companies, Volkswagen Bank and Volkswagen Financ..

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Nell Mackenzie and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – The selling gripping the world’s biggest bond mar..

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slid and China’s yuan gained on Wednesday after Chin..

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

By Lawrence Delevingne and Samuel Indyk (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes and global equities were mixed on Tuesday and bonds wrap..

Dollar edges down from six-week peak, Swedish crown jumps

Dollar edges down from six-week peak, Swedish crown jumps

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Monday but kept close to Friday’s six-week high, after a flur..

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares inched up on Monday as a U.S. holiday tempered volatility ahead of minutes of the lat..

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets around the globe fell on Friday and oil prices settled lower after U.S. econo..

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

By Leigh Thomas and Francesco Canepa PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank interest rates still have some way to ris..

Dollar advances as strong U.S. data backs higher rates backdrop

Dollar advances as strong U.S. data backs higher rates backdrop

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held gains against a basket of currencies on..

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation fell by more than expected in January and there were si..

Dollar hits six-week high vs yen, rallies from two-week low after U.S. inflation data

Dollar hits six-week high vs yen, rallies from two-week low after U.S. inflation data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a six-week high against the yen and climbed from a roughly t..

Sterling gains after strong jobs data add to pressure on BOE

Sterling gains after strong jobs data add to pressure on BOE

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rose against the dollar and euro on Tuesday after data showed British wages rose quicker than expec..

Love in a time of inflation: how much will Valentine’s Day set you back?

Love in a time of inflation: how much will Valentine’s Day set you back?

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -This Valentine’s Day is set to look different after a year of record food inflation that has se..

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

(Adds comment, U.S. data, NEW YORK dateline, byline, FX table, bullets, updates prices) By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss L..

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymakers disagreed on Thursday about where interest rates need ..