German 10-year bond yield hits 12-year high as prices slump
The ECB raised interest rates to a record high of 4% on Sept. 14. The Federal Reserve held interest rates at 5.25% to 5.5% on Wednesday, followed by the Bank of England holding rates at 5.25% on Thursday. Policymakers' overriding message was that interest rates would remain at high levels until inflation was clearly heading back down to 2% and was likely to stay there
What to do in Bristol in August 2023? Here’s the list of all things you can add to your fun plans
From free entry performance at The Canteen to Wild food foraging or forager walk in Brandon Hill, here is the list of all the fun things you can plan in Bristol in August 2023.
What to do in Bristol in August 2023? Here’s the list of all things you can add to your fun plans
From free entry performance at The Canteen to Wild food foraging or forager walk in Brandon Hill, here is the list of all the fun things you can plan in Bristol in August 2023.
Why deep-sea mining is the next battleground in the energy transition
There are countries like Russia, Norway and China which are pursuing ahead with deep-sea mining and producing a framework which will argue that it is comparatively less destructive than land mining.
Stress test shows top 8 UK banks have enough capital, says Bank of England
Britain's eight largest lenders have enough capital to ride out economic stress deeper than the 2008 financial crisis, the Bank of England (BoE) said on Wednesday, as the sector faces sharply rising interest rates pummelling consumers and businesses.
UK unemployment climbs as inflation weighs on economy
The unemployment rate increased from 3.8 percent in the three months to the end of April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. The rate was back at four percent for the first time since the start of 2022. Analysts' consensus had been for unemployment to remain at 3.8 percent.
How did that happen? The great fall of West Indies cricket explained
Perhaps the current West Indies cricket performance is symptomatic of times which is very different from the 1970s when some of the wold class cricketers from Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Antigua, Trinidad & Tobago came together and were the flag-bearers of 'Black Caribbean Community' which had been under oppression for the longest time.