Bank of England launches £65bn move to calm markets – The Financial Times
The Bank of England took emergency action on Wednesday to avoid a meltdown in the UK pensions sector, unleashing a £65bn bond-buying programme to stem...
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Is the bitcoin winter beginning to thaw out? – CNN
It’s been a cold, hard crypto winter. But signs of a thaw, spurred on by global currency chaos, are beginning to appear. What’s going on:...
Here’s everything Amazon announced on Wednesday: A Kindle you can write on, a new TV, four new Echos and more -CNBC
Amazon just wrapped up its fall hardware event where it announced a bunch of new gadgets. The event comes ahead of the busy holiday shopping...
Addressing gender diversity one CEO at a time
There continues to be an underrepresentation of female CEOs and female chairs on bank boards in Europe, despite many banks putting in place ambitious diversity,...
The world enters a new era: Bail-outs for everyone! – The Economist
The winter of 1973-74 was grim, and in similar ways to today. In response to geopolitical strife energy prices went through the roof. Across Europe...
IMF Tells UK to ‘Re-Evaluate’ Tax Cut as Global Criticism Mounts – Bloomberg
The International Monetary Fund delivered a stinging rebuke of the UK’s new unfunded tax cuts by calling them excessive and in need of revision, adding...
Pound resumes slide after BoE and Treasury seek to steady markets – The Financial Times
The Bank of England and UK Treasury on Monday battled to calm market turmoil after the pound hit a record low against the US dollar,...
Home Prices Suffer First Monthly Decline in Years – WSJ
U.S. home prices slid in July from June, the first monthly decline in years and the latest sign that higher mortgage rates are starting to...
Financial markets enter a dangerous new phase – The Economist
Around the world, financial markets look increasingly distressed. In Britain government-bond yields have surged (see chart) and sterling has slumped, prompting the Treasury and Bank...
Markets take fright over Britain’s economic strategy
It is a sign of how badly confidence in Britain’s economy has been shaken that on the day Italy seemed set to have its first...