Where are the opportunities in a disrupted US auto sector? May 4, 2022 | City Talk Worldwide automobile production is struggling to keep up with demand, mainly due to shortages in semiconductors and supply chain disruptions. Geopolitical unrest is causing further declines in production estimates and applying the most pressure to European output. Russian auto production is expected to collapse. German auto original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are facing factory slowdowns due [...]
Earth Day 2022 Q&A: Everything you need to know May 4, 2022 | City Talk When Earth Day 2022 is celebrated around the world on Friday 22 April it will be its 52nd anniversary. But what is its history and what progress, if any, has been made since it was first celebrated in 1970? What is Earth Day? Earth Day is an annual global event to demonstrate support for environmental protection [...]
IFS: Top City brass pocket decade-beating payouts May 4, 2022 Top bosses in the City are pocketing bumper payouts not seen for a decade, reveals analysis published today by a leading economic think tank. Growth in average pay packets in the Square Mile has far outstripped the rest of the economy since just before the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Institute for [...]
Cost of living crunch to deliver shock to UK households’ balance sheets May 4, 2022 Households’ balance sheets are set to be tainted by problem debt this year, driven by the worsening cost of living crunch forcing Brits to turn to credit cards to pay bills, reveals fresh analysis published today. Accelerating inflation over the course of this year is likely to spark a jump in unsecured lending, credit that [...]
Decade-high BP profit take boosts London’s FTSE 100 May 3, 2022 The best underlying profit take from one of the UK’s biggest oil giants in a decade sent London’s top index higher today. The capital’s FTSE 100 index climbed 0.22 per cent to close at 7,561.33 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, dipped [...]
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Russia avoids first foreign debt default since Bolshevik revolution May 3, 2022 Russia has avoided its first default on foreign debt since the Bolshevik revolution after it paid creditors in dollars, it was revealed today. Holders of Russian eurobonds confirmed they had received payments after the Kremlin rolled back on its decision not to meet debt obligations last Friday. The payment comes before a 4 May grace [...]
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Hong Kong wealth fund suffers staggering losses as city economy falters May 3, 2022 Hong Kong’s wealth fund has suffered staggering losses in the first few months of this year, as the financial hub’s economy falters. The city’s GDP shrank four per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to estimates published by Hong Kong’s census and statistics department on Tuesday. While the Exchange Fund, managed by the [...]
