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Things worth reading: 1st June 2020

Things we’re reading today include … UK banks warn 40%-50% of ‘bounce back’ borrowers will default Could you have to pay your bank to save money? Women-led hedge funds beat male rivals in coronavirus crisis Citi warns markets are out of step with grim reality Coronavirus is our chance to completely rethink what the economy…

The Finanser’s Week: 25th May 2020 – 31st May 2020

The main blog headlines are … What happens if consumers stop consuming? I saw an interesting article the other day: I Don’t Feel Like Buying Stuff Anymore … our economy is built on Americans of all class levels buying things. What happens when the ability — and desire — to do so goes away? It’s…

Things worth reading: 29th May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Banks determined to lock in Covid-19 tech changes What is the link between inflation and equity returns? The World Bank lands Carmen Reinhart as chief economist China’s economists debate deficit monetisation Lack of international cooperation will hinder economic recovery | Howard Davies SEC chair warns of risks tied to…

Things worth reading: 28th May 2020

Things we’re reading today include: Central banks must change course if they are to lead us out of the coronavirus crisis Data breach at Bank of America World economic prospects darken, rebound delayed: Reuters poll Speedy action by the Bank of England during Covid-19 is working | Andrew Bailey Billionaire Icahn exits Hertz with ‘significant’…

Things worth reading: 27th May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Economy on track for rapid V-shaped recovery, says Bank of England chief economist Lloyds Bank postpones redundancies until October Buy now, pay later pulls in Tencent and Alibaba Dimon says no immediate return of share buybacks New York Stock Exchange reopens two months after closing due to Covid-19 France’s…

Things worth reading: 26th May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … This is why we’re proposing a wealth tax in Spain to help us out of this crisis | Pablo Echenique Companies in new investment fund must be ‘made in Yorkshire’ Goldman Sachs ramps up cash management plans despite coronavirus UBS announces global financing team Coronavirus: New York Stock Exchange…

Things worth reading: 25th May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … World Bank warns 60m at risk of ‘extreme poverty’ Central Bank Digital Currencies Need Decentralization Trudeau reaches out to bank CEOs for advice on economic recovery Could you have to pay your bank to save money? Huge rise in hacking attacks on home workers during lockdown Citi investment bank…

The Finanser’s Week: 18th May 2020 – 24th May 2020

The main blog headlines are … Here’s what the new normal looks like There’s lots of talk about civil unrest, an unjust society, the need for a universal basic income, a change in attitude towards everything from capitalism to socialism to democracy to inclusion. Good discussions but hard to know how it plays out. In…

Things worth reading: 22nd May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Tracking the economic recovery What would negative interest rates mean for mortgages and savings? Bank investors rebel over Lloyds’ proposal for executive pay Why interest rates are so high in Africa More than 50,000 RBS staff to work from home until at least September We now have the proof:…

Things worth reading: 21st May 2020

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England paves way for negative interest rates Britain sells bonds with minus rates Top 1% of British earners get 17% of nation’s income Matalan founder suing PwC for ‘ineffective tax avoidance advice’ Crypto hedge funds struggle to rebound from ‘bloodbath’ Mastercard to allow staff to work from…

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