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Shares slip, dollar steady as investors await inflation data
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UK stocks slip on mixed earnings, focus on U.S. inflation data
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European shares slip with U.S. inflation data in focus
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Stocks slip as caution reigns ahead of U.S. inflation data
The pound, gilts and renewables: the winners and losers under Britain’s future PM
Date: August 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The race to be the next leader of Britain’s ruling-Conservative Party and the country’s prime minister is into its final leg, with the September outcome likely to shape the fortunes of sterling, gilts and UK stocks in coming months. The contest between foreign minister Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak...
FTSE 100 hovers near two-month highs as commodities, banks gain
Date: August 8, 2022
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index hovered near two-month highs on Monday, boosted by economically sensitive commodity and banking stocks after upbeat U.S. and Chinese economic data eased worries about recession. The FTSE 100 gained 0.4% after climbing to its strongest level since June 9 earlier in the session, while the domestically focussed midcap...
Euro zone investor morale edges up, recession still likely – Sentix
Date: August 8, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone was essentially unchanged in August from the previous month, with a slight rise too little to stave off fears of recession in the 19-country currency bloc, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone inched up to -25.2 points from -26.4 in July....
European shares pop two weeks of gains as growth fears weigh
Date: August 5, 2022
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares fell on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report ramped up bets of another 75 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve next month, while fears of a darkening growth outlook pushed shares towards weekly losses. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.8%, extending...
U.S. stocks slip, Treasury yields rise and dollar sprints after strong U.S. jobs data
Date: August 5, 2022
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks headed lower, Treasury yields rose and the dollar rallied after the U.S. July employment report blasted past expectations, raising the odds of continued monetary tightening from the Federal Reserve. All three major U.S. stock indexes were red, while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields and oil prices headed...
Maria Lozovik, Marsham Investment Management: Q&A on Greenwashing
Date: August 5, 2022
By late 2021, investment in ESG funds totalled more than USD 35 trillion US dollars, nearly double what it was in 2014. With public figures and policy makers demanding immediate action to combat climate change, ESG investment is both a necessary and good thing. Yet it is increasingly apparent that not all sustainable investments provide...