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Osko fast payment crash blamed on Reserve Bank technical problem

A major outage of online fast inter-bank transfer system Osko leaves payments in limbo, with the Reserve Bank admitting fault.

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Gilt yields jump again on confusion over BoE intentions next week

Governor Bailey insists that the emergency buying programme will end this week

Evening Standard

Oil Falls as Investors Take Profit amid China Demand Concerns

Oil prices fell on Monday, snapping five days of gains, as investors took profits after a report on slowing economic activity in China, the world's biggest crude importer, re-ignited concerns about falling global fuel demand. Brent crude futures for December settlement fell by as much as 1.1%, and was last…

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Hong Kong shares soar 6%, leading Asian market gains

Hong Kong's share benchmark has soared more than 6% as Asian shares track gains on Wall Street

The Independent UK

3 Safe Stocks for Seniors to Consider in 2022

Aggressive interest rate hikes and escalating recession fears are expected to keep the stock market under tremendous pressure in the near term. Hence, seniors could consider reliable stocks with a track record of increasing dividend payouts, Coca-Cola (KO), Costco (COST), and Phillips 66 (PSA), as safe investments. Continue reading….

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Asian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts

Asian stocks have sunk again after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended a tax-cut plan that rattled investors and Chinese manufacturing weakened

The Independent UK

South Korea’s factory output falls in warning for global economy

Asia’s fourth-largest economy sees industrial output shrink a worse-than-expected 1.8 percent in August.

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Baht leads declines among weak Asian currencies

Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against a stronger US dollar on Thursday, with the Thai baht shedding more than 1% following a quarter-point rate hike that investors viewed as moderate to bring down inflation running at a 14-year high.

Bangkok Post

Pound steadies as Kwarteng heads for emergency meetings with banks

Investors are demanding the kind of returns for lending to the UK usually associated with less stable nations

Evening Standard

Nomura Joins Other Big-Name Financial Players To Back Blockchain Startup Fnality

Tokyo-based bank Nomura Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NMR) has invested in Fnality, a blockchain-based interbank payment and settlement network that is now sponsored by 17 major financial institutions.

Benzinga

Pound plummets to fresh 37-year low as markets are spooked as mini-budget unveiled

Sterling declined to a new 37 year low of $1.0899

Evening Standard

Oil Prices Surge More than 2% as Putin Mobilizes More Troops

Oil jumped more than 2% on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization, escalating the war in Ukraine and raising concerns of tighter oil and gas supply. Brent crude futures rose $2.28, or 2.5%, to $92.90 a barrel by 0707 GMT after falling $1.38 the previous…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sterling languishing against dollar as interest rate hike speculation builds

STERLING is continuing to languish against the dollar ahead of the new Chancellor’s first fiscal statement expected later this week.

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Fears Brits face biggest interest rate hike in 30 years making mortgages pricier

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to increase interest rates from 0.75% to 2.5% in what would be the single biggest hike in more than 30 years

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The Independent UK

Pound sinks to new 37-year low as inflation soars

Sterling dropped below $1.14 taking it to its worst point since 1985

The Guardian - UK

Number of people in UK with long-term sickness rose to record 2.5m in July

Almost 400,000 have exited jobs market with long-term health problems since early 2020, ONS says

Evening Standard

Recession watch: Will the economy shrink this year after it grew in July? – City experts look ahead

Can the energy price cap help the stuttering UK economy avoid a full-blown recession?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethereum Blockchain Set for 'Monumental' Overhaul

An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto sector has ever seen this week to reduce its environmentally unfriendly energy consumption. Developers have spent years working on a more energy-efficient version of the ethereum blockchain, a digital…

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Benzinga

Shaking Up The Stablecoin Scene

With the initial phases of the Merge underway, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has outperformed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the broader markets over the past week. That includes the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

ABC News

Which banks are passing on the latest RBA interest rate rise to mortgage holders? NAB kicked it off, then ANZ and Commonwealth followed suit

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced it was raising the cash rate to 2.35 per cent. But Australia's big four banks have been slow to respond.

Bangkok Post

ECB delivers record-setting rate hike

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the largest interest rate increase in its history on Thursday and said there were more to come as it scrambles to pull inflation down from record heights.

Evening Standard

ECB makes biggest rate hike in eurozone history lifting rates by 0.75%

European Central Bank intensifies its fight against inflation but euro falls under parity with the dollar

The Guardian - UK

Pound falls to lowest level since 1985 against dollar – as it happened

IFS boss says Liz Truss’s plans to freeze energy bills ‘very poorly targeted’; Putin threatens to cut off energy supplies if price caps are imposed; UK housing market shows signs of slowing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Ease on OPEC+ Output Cut

Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October was seen as a largely symbolic move to bolster prices after the market's recent slide. Brent crude futures had fallen 81 cents, or 0.9%,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gas Prices Soar as Indefinite Halt of Nord Stream 1 Kindles Winter Fears

Dutch and British wholesale gas prices soared on Monday morning, reversing most of a downward trend seen the previous week, after Russian gas deliveries to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 were suspended indefinitely over the weekend. The British contract for day-ahead delivery sky-rocketed 200 pence, or 133% to 350…

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