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Latin American Investment Horizon: Trends and Insights
Date: May 14, 2024
Latin American Investment Horizon: Trends and Insights By Andrew Seiz, SVP of Finance at Kueski, the leading buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer credit platform in Latin America, known for its innovative financial services. During the first half of 2023, we saw a significant pickup in activity when the market reopened for IPOs...
FTSE 100 Boosted by Strong Earnings From Shell, StanChart
Date: May 2, 2024
FTSE 100 boosted by strong earnings from Shell, StanChart By Pranav Kashyap and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – Britain’s blue-chip share index rose on Thursday as shares of Shell and Standard Chartered jumped after strong results, while investors also took comfort from the Federal Reserve dismissing the possibility of more interest rate hikes. The blue-chip FTSE...
Extreme Heat Shuts Schools for Millions, Widening Learning Gaps Worldwide
Date: May 1, 2024
Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) -Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Bangladesh capital. “There is no real education in schools in...
Investors Scour the Globe for Shelter as Wall Street Shakes
Date: May 1, 2024
Investors scour the globe for shelter as Wall Street shakes By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors are eyeing European and emerging market assets to protect themselves from further turbulence in U.S. stocks and bonds as stubborn inflation causes bets on the timing of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts to be revised. April was...
Global Equity Funds Face Fourth Week of Outflows Amid Dampened Fed Rate Cut Hopes
Date: April 26, 2024
Global equity funds face fourth week of outflows amid dampened Fed rate cut hopes (Reuters) – Global equity funds recorded outflows for the fourth consecutive week as of April 24, affected by diminishing hopes of rapid Federal Reserve rate cuts this year amid a series of higher-than-expected U.S. inflation readings. Investors pulled out $2.7 billion...
The Role of Geopolitical Tensions in Shaping Digital Banking’s Future in Emerging Markets
Date: April 24, 2024
The Role of Geopolitical Tensions in Shaping Digital Banking’s Future in Emerging Markets By Anoop Gala, Head of Financial Services at Orion Innovation An unexpected force is driving the digital transformation of the banking sector, especially in emerging markets: geopolitical tensions. Political instability and military conflicts are proving to be catalysts for rapid advancements in...