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Chinese real estate sales hit by government curbs
April 26, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The FTCR China Real Estate Index fell back to a three-month low in April as sales slowed sharply following government measures to cool speculative activity....
View ArticleTheresa May weighing up cheaper 'double lock' for pensions
Theresa May is seriously considering replacing the “triple lock”, which guarantees a minimum increase in the state pension each year, with a less generous “double lock”, and spending some of the money...
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US markets retreat as Trump tax plan disappoints investors
US stock markets retreated from near record levels as the Trump administration’s long-touted tax plan disappointed investors awaiting concrete policy detail. The S&P 500 edged away from hitting a...
View ArticlePensions triple lock: what you need to know
Theresa May is considering replacing the “triple lock”, which guarantees a minimum increase in the state pension each year, with a less generous “double lock” commitment in the Conservative party’s...
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The reshaping of BHP Billiton’s US shale business
April 27, 2017 by: Neil Hume, Commodities and Mining Editor BHP Billiton announced its entry to the US shale industry in 2011 when it paid almost $5bn to secure a big position in one of the world’s...
View ArticleWhy advisers must ask platforms about future plans
Change is an unavoidable fact of life for a financial adviser. For many years, investment wrap platforms were a major cause of change, but they are now an established part of the value chain, and...
View ArticleIraq to break with tradition in debut oil auction
Opec’s second biggest oil producer is experimenting with an alternative way to get more cash for its crude: putting its cargoes up for auction. Iraq on Friday will try to sell a supertanker of Basra...
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Time to reconsider ‘sell in May and go away’
“Sell in May and go away” is not just a cliché. Soon it could be an exchange traded fund. Those of us who dream of having a stock market index named after us are a little jealous right now of Sam...
View ArticleMediclinic in record jump on Abu Dhabi policy move
Hospital operator Mediclinic had its best day on record on Thursday after Abu Dhabi scrapped cost-sharing on private medical treatment. Effective immediately, United Arab Emirates residents with Thiqa...
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Duterte losing support among Philippine poor
April 27, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The poorest in Philippine society, who backed Rodrigo Duterte in his presidential election campaign, appear to be losing faith in their new leader. FTCR’s...
View ArticleFTCR China business index slips on real-estate curbs
April 27, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The FTCR China Business Activity Index (BAI), a composite reading of the month-on-month change in activity in the country’s real estate, export and freight...
View ArticleCovenant backlash prompts Covey Park to amend bond
Covey Park has removed a controversial covenant from a planned bond deal after the Texas-based oil and gas company reignited a debate on deal terms that originally flared up earlier this year. The...
View ArticleVix ‘fear gauge’ closes at 3-year low
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View ArticleUnion rejects latest Royal Mail pension offer
Royal Mail’s latest pension offer has been rejected by the union representing front-line staff, pushing the postal operator closer to its first national strike since it was privatised four years ago....
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Bull herd nears Europe as US stocks break records
When the Nasdaq Composite index first spent two days above the 5,000 mark, it signalled the last gasp of a spectacular bull market. Confidence in internet companies’ power to change the world and mint...
View ArticlePurplebricks non-exec cashes in
April 28, 2017 by: Jonas Crosland and Alex Newman, Investors Chronicle Purplebricks recently caused a stir by attacking traditional estate agents and the amount of commission they charge. This...
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Investors sanguine after 100 days of Trump
If ever markets defied explanation, it is now. For the past 100 days, the world’s attention has turned to the presidency of Donald Trump. As events in Washington have generated such excitement and...
View ArticleTurning point as US earnings recession ends
Our round-up of the best comment and analysis from the Financial Times during the week focuses on US corporate earnings, eurozone interest rates and the future of US economic reforms. The selection is...
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Mr Market and the first 100 days of Mr Trump
It already feels like a long time ago. The first policy priority that Donald Trump articulated, immediately after winning the presidency, was fiscal stimulus in the form of infrastructure spending....
View ArticleImperial Brands falls as bid speculation eases
Imperial Brands was a faller on Friday after Citigroup bet against the longstanding speculation of a bid from Japan Tobacco ever becoming reality. Citi saw a deal as “extremely unlikely”, because the...
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