Delivering Despite the Rules
Mark E Thomas and Vince Gomez argue that if Labour sticks too literally to its Fiscal Rules, it will fail to deliver, so creative thinking is needed. When he became …
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Britain’s £1 billion chip investment at risk as Reeves tightens the belt
LONDON — Last May, Britain’s government promised to back British firms with £1 billion to “secure world leading positions in the new semiconductor technologies of the future.” One year and …
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Hedge fund recruits investigative journalists to help with investment
Hunterbrook, an investment firm, has begun hiring financial journalists who will support its research team in identifying deals. The writing room, which will operate independently of the investment division, will …
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A new study finds returns on ESG ETFs to be “unremarkable”
Investors searching for alpha—to beat the market—won’t find it in socially responsible investing. A new study examining a decade of data finds portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that follow environmental, social, and …
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Public Pension Funds Have Lost Billions on Their Fossil Fuel Investments: New Analysis
For U.S. public pension funds, divesting from oil, coal, and gas would result in overall higher financial value. That is the key takeaway from a new study examining the past decade’s portfolio …
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AI: When the machines tell you where to invest: ‘You won’t always win’
It is eleven o’clock in the morning at the Madrid headquarters of the Renta 4 bank and a group of eight young people from various countries are typing away concentrated …
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UK economic growth to halve this year as domestic & global headwinds soar
UK economic growth is expected to halve this year amid soaring inflation, major tax rises, and global shocks – including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UK Economic Outlook – 2022 The British Chambers of Commerce has downgraded its expectations for UK GDP growth in …
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Recovery weakening as inflation worries soar
The BCC’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – has shown the recovery stalled in the fourth quarter, with firms facing …
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World Bank slashes economic recovery for Asia
East Asia and the Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, …
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Debt ceiling fight pits corporate America against Republicans
The debt ceiling battle on Capitol Hill is pitting corporate America against congressional Republicans in a test for business groups that have historically aligned with GOP lawmakers on economic issues. …
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