1 Minute Market Rundown – 19th April 2022 April 19, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineRisk Holds InCrypto ConsolidatesPowell to Speak Later in the Week We spoke last week of the path of least resistance being the USD higher and yields higher and that continues to be the main themes of the markets at the moment. The greenback has made fresh 2 year highs, especially against the low [...]
British businesses brace for profit squeeze as inflation bites April 19, 2022 UK businesses are braced for a profit squeeze amid spiralling operating costs, fresh analysis has revealed.
Business growth derailed by cost of living crisis April 18, 2022 Businesses are ill equipped to cope with spiralling costs and soaring energy bills, fresh analysis has revealed.
Goldman Sachs says odds of a US recession 35 per cent in next two years April 18, 2022 The odds of the US facing an economic recession in the next two years have hit 35 per cent according to top Goldman Sachs analysts.
Brexit felt all the way down in Falkland Islands as fishing exports take a hit after squid orders in EU dry up April 18, 2022 Brexit has “brought problems” for the Falkland Islands’ fishing industry, a Labour former defence minister has warned. Derek Twigg, chairman of the Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said there had “been a lot of concern” over the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on Falkland Islands fishing exports, such as squid. As [...]
Ukrainians increasingly confident Zelensky is beating Putin as thousands of refugees make plans to return home April 18, 2022 Many Ukrainians who fled their country in recent weeks are increasingly confident the Russian Army is losing the war. A new poll in the Netherlands among refugees in the Benelux countries showed this Easter weekend that over half believe it is safe to return home to Kyiv as well as north, west and central Ukraine. [...]
Moscow recruiters race to find more soldiers for Russian Army as tense Kremlin scrambles to replace mounting losses in Ukraine April 18, 2022 Tens of thousands of vacancies are currently inviting Russians to sign up to join their country’s army, with double pay offered to those willing to serve in Ukraine. The Russian employment agency HeadHunter offered 3,000 military vacancies in the last few weeks, three times as many as in the whole of 2019, while its rival [...]
Made in Britain: As Brexit and Covid dismantle supply chains, boom in ‘reshoring’ leads to renaissance in UK manufacturing April 18, 2022 sAs the government admitted last week that there are ‘significant challenges’ to UK stock levels because of Brexit and Covid, is reshoring then perhaps the answer? Last week’s government report, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed the full extent of tumbling stock levels and broken global supply chains in the wake of Brexit and [...]
India calling: Boris Johnson to tour Delhi and Ahmedabad as much-delayed post-Brexit trip is going ahead April 17, 2022 The Prime Minister will meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi this coming week, with the aim of deepening the security partnership between the two countries. Boris Johnson is set to embark on the much-delayed trip to India on Thursday, where he will focus on defence and trade. The visit to India’s capital [...]
Yes, Putin genuinely believes Russia is winning war in Ukraine, says Austria’s leader after tea at the Kremlin April 17, 2022 Vladimir Putin is genuinely convinced he is winning the war in Ukraine as the Russian president is “in his own war logic” over Ukraine, Austria’s chancellor said after a visit to the Kremlin. Karl Nehammer told NBC in an interview that he thinks Mr Putin believes he is winning the war. The politician was the [...]
