Saturday Papers: Trump puts EU ahead of Britain in trade queue
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View ArticleElection's pound rally: how does it affect your pensions and Isas?
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View ArticleMay refuses to rule out tax rises under future Tory government
Theresa May repeatedly refused to rule out tax rises under a future Conservative government in a campaign speech in Dudley ahead of the snap general election on 8 June. Pressed by reporters on whether...
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Chinese develop taste for avocados
China’s soaring appetite for avocados, driven by demand from its burgeoning health-conscious middle-class, has made the “butter fruit” — unheard of a few years ago — the country’s star performer in...
View ArticleMacri’s reforms provide Argentina’s best hope
Put it down to personal experience. South America, unlike the US or Europe, seems to have rejected populism. Argentina was the first to do so, in late 2015, when Mauricio Macri unexpectedly won the...
View ArticleTrophy assets lose lustre as Qatar favours prudence
Qatar, owner of London landmarks the Shard and Harrods, is moving cash into exchange traded funds and index funds as part of a more “prudent” investment strategy, two people familiar with the...
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Investor appetite for high-growth IPOs to be tested
The US listings market is poised for a busy week with deals that will test investors’ appetite for high-growth — but lossmaking — companies. Eight new listings are scheduled for this week, the most...
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Jaguar Land Rover joins trend to jettison final salary pensions
Jaguar Land Rover will cut the pensions of thousands of its workers by ending a link to final salaries, becoming the latest UK-based company to reduce retirement benefits. Britain’s biggest carmaker...
View ArticleMay should drop the pensions triple lock
The first full week of campaigning in Britain’s general election is about to start, and Theresa May’s Conservative party appears to hold all the cards. The Tories have a consistent lead in opinion...
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Chinese consumers upbeat as outlooks brighten
April 23, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The FTCR China Consumer Index dipped slightly in April but remained well above the 68.8 historical average for the series. Indices measuring discretionary...
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Renminbi fears still fuelling Chinese forex demand
April 23, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research Despite the renminbi exchange rate stabilising, concerns about depreciation continue to drive strong Chinese household demand for foreign exchange. Tighter...
View ArticleEuro surges on prospect of Macron thwarting Le Pen
The euro surged in early Asian trading after Emmanuel Macron, investors’ preferred candidate, appeared on track to make it through to the final round of the French presidential election, which opinion...
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UK dividends to feel end of currency ‘sugar rush’
Bumper returns for UK company investors after the Brexit vote are set to fade as the “sugar rush” of exchange rate gains wears off. UK-listed groups delivered a record first quarter for corporate...
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Euro and French stocks surge on bets Macron will win
French shares and the euro surged on Monday as investors assumed Emmanuel Macron will beat Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency, removing the threat a far-right Eurosceptic will run...
View ArticleAluminium named top performing industrial metal
Aluminium has emerged as the best performing industrial metal of 2017, as growing confidence that China will take steps to end a supply glut pushes prices to the highest level in almost three years....
View ArticleYen investors have reason to question haven status
The problem with the phrase “duck and cover” is that while it may be sensible survival advice, it does not particularly help investors. Nor, increasingly, does the phrase “tail risk”, in spite of its...
View ArticleVive l'Europe! Markets soar on French election relief
Markets have soared after Emmanuel Macron won the first round of France's presidential race, with investors betting the centrist would prevail against far right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second...
View ArticleFrench and eurozone banks surge as risk recedes
France’s big banks were the biggest beneficiaries of the country’s first round of voting in the race for the Elysée Palace on Monday with their share prices eclipsing a robust performance from the...
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Vanilla hits record high after Madagascar cyclone
The price of vanilla has soared to a record high as Madagascar, the world’s top producer of vanilla beans, grapples with damage wrought by a cyclone. Used in ice cream, chocolate and perfume, vanilla...
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Hayward finds life anything but easy in Kurdistan
It was supposed to be easy. When in 2011 Tony Hayward announced an investment vehicle he had set up with financier Nat Rothschild was to buy a Turkish oil company with assets in the semi-autonomous...
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