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Trump’s foreign exchange wobbles risk backlash
Donald Trump’s stunning policy reversal on China’s currency this week shone a light on the administration’s contradictory views on foreign exchange, and risks exposing the president to a political...
View ArticleFund managers are too scared to back visionaries such as Elon Musk
We may well be on the cusp of extraordinary medical advances. The foundations of transforming science appear to be in place after long years of experimentation. This applies in genomics, in gene...
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Currency hedging tips Premier League into loss
The Premier League is set to announce a record loss after new accounting rules and the declining value of sterling forced it to declare the cost of protecting itself from the currency risk attached to...
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India’s cash machines run dry again
India’s cash machines are running dry again, prompting accusations that the central bank is not doing enough to make money available five months after Narendra Modi summarily cancelled most of the...
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Can Mr Trump talk down the dollar?
Donald Trump never likes to admit defeat, but in attempting to talk down the dollar he is following the adage: “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”. After his inauguration, the US president brandished...
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‘Wine City’ symbolises faltering hopes at China’s vinyards
China’s largest wine producer is preparing to open a Rmb6bn ($900m) “Wine City” in eastern China, an attraction complete with gothic-style châteaux it hopes will help it navigate the country’s growing...
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Week in Review, April 15
A round up of some of the week’s most significant corporate events and news stories. United pledges never again to eject seated passengers United Continental was hit with outrage this week after the...
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US earnings season sees hard and soft data play
A handful of big banks led by JPMorgan this week kicked off one of the more eagerly anticipated earning seasons in recent memory, with investors desperate for evidence that a revenue turnround is...
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US balks at branding China a ‘currency manipulator’
The US Treasury warned China that it is closely scrutinising its foreign exchange and trade practices after past interventions caused “significant and long-lasting hardship” for American workers. But...
View ArticleThe good old (finance) days are so hot right now
Bringing back the good old days is so hot right now. Bring back the Royal Yacht, bring back imperial measures, bring back coal jobs, bring back the simpler times when rosy-cheeked children bounded to...
View ArticleSaturday Papers: Big US banks defy calls for break up
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View ArticleHow to spot successful start-ups, and invest in them
The junior stock market often entices investors looking for exciting, fast-growing companies. The Alternative Investment Market (Aim) is home to an abundance of businesses that have grown from minnows...
View Article'I'll pay tax on dividends for the first time ever'
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View ArticleIron ore price tumbles to a near six-month low
April 18, 2017 by: Neil Hume, Commodities and Mining Editor The price of iron ore, a key ingredient in steelmaking, dropped almost 5 per cent to a near six-month low on Tuesday, hit hard by a decline...
View ArticleSnap Election: what May's move means for investors
Investors are divided as how to respond to the prime minister's decision to call a snap election with some looking for buying opportunities and others taking a more defensive stance. Steven Andrew,...
View ArticleThe little-known rule change that could cut thousands of pensioners' income...
But from July HMRC is removing this floor, leaving savers exposed to sudden falls in income, warned Alistair Cunningham, of Wingate Financial Planning, an advice firm. "Many people will have seen...
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Vijay Mallya faces extradition after London arrest
Vijay Mallya, the flamboyant Indian tycoon who came to symbolise elite excess in the country, was arrested in London on Tuesday as extradition proceeding began to make him stand trial for alleged...
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Brewers look to tap Africa’s $13bn beer market
As Nigeria plunged deeper into economic crisis last year, billboards popped up across Lagos, its largest city, promoting Johnnie Walker whisky along with a reassuring message: “Storms Never Last”. The...
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Strong pound hits FTSE 100 on softer Brexit bet
Theresa May’s surprise general election announcement sparked a surge in the pound and UK blue-chip shares suffered their biggest one-day decline since the country voted to leave the EU. The pound...
View ArticleMid-caps in focus as May calls snap UK election
UK prime minister Theresa May called an election to give her vision of Brexit a mandate, sending sterling 1.5 per cent higher in the process. But the election result is unlikely to affect the final...
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