Starling CEO Anne Boden said her firm would no longer pay for advertising on Facebook and Instagram while scammers target customers.
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China’s real estate problems are spreading even to once-healthy developers
Shimao Group shares briefly plunged more than 17% Friday after Reuters reported the property developer failed to make full repayment on a trust loan.
USD Q1 2022 Fundamental Forecast: Dollar's Hawkish Path Is Not Necessarily a Bullish One
The US central bank announced a significant shift in its monetary policy stance to end 2021, but the ultimate impact of the more hawkish bearing seemed to barely register for the Dollar and risk as…
Oil continues impressive start to the new year
Oil is up over 1% on the day as the rally since the turn of the year stretches on.
It has been an impressive week for oil, all things considered. There were some intraday dips amid some knocks to risk sentiment but they have been quickly bought up and here we are. I reckon that speaks quite a bit
Interview with Payment Industry Veteran Robert Courtneidge
Courtneidge
has been in the Payment Industry since 1990, when he started working at
Citibank. He qualified as a solicitor and moved inhouse to look after the UK
Consumer bank, Citibank Life and Diners Club. This is where he received his
first taste of payments which was to follow him the rest of h
has been in the Payment Industry since 1990, when he started working at
Citibank. He qualified as a solicitor and moved inhouse to look after the UK
Consumer bank, Citibank Life and Diners Club. This is where he received his
first taste of payments which was to follow him the rest of h
Germany to outline new restrictions in order to tackle omicron variant
Among the steps being considered is a requirement for people with only two vaccination shots to show proof of a negative test in order to enter a restaurant or a bar i.e. only those with a booster shot do not have to do so.
That said, rules on quarantine measures are likely to be relaxed so as to av
That said, rules on quarantine measures are likely to be relaxed so as to av
Eurozone December final consumer confidence -8.3 vs -8.3 prelim
Economic confidence 115.3Prior 117.5; revised to 117.6Industrial confidence 14.9Prior 14.1; revised to 14.3Services confidence 11.2Prior 18.4; revised to 18.3Euro area economic sentiment fell towards the end of last year, as omicron risks weighed on the outlook. A positive takeaway though is that th
Eurozone November retail sales +1.0% vs -0.5% m/m expected
Prior +0.2%; revised to +0.3%
Retail sales +7.8% y/y
Prior +1.4%; revised to +1.7%
Retail sales +7.8% y/y
Prior +1.4%; revised to +1.7%
A surprise growth in euro area retail sales, indicating that consumer demand is still somewhat holding up going into year-end. That despite omicron risks, though we’ll see how the fresh restrictions may