Tag: Covid
Dollar edges higher before US jobs report as Omicron fears ease
The dollar ticked higher amid a broadly calmer tone in markets. This is because the fears over Omicron’s impact eased. But the currency moves...
Resilience leads to opportunity-Private Equity
UK is entering the summer months. The vaccine roll-out had the impact needed to push COVID-19 off the news agenda. As the economy moving...
Central banks, wealth funds going greener and more activist
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating a shift by central banks and the sovereign wealth and public pension funds to greener and more activist investment strategies....
China finances setup of APEC fund to fight Covid-19
President Xi Jinping said during a virtual meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group that China has financed the setup of a fund under APEC to...
Digital nimbleness is the key to Financial services success
With the COVID vaccine rollout underway, they have seen far more optimism this year. But while there’s a lot of talk of a return...
ECB policymakers set for showdown on policy path
European Central Bank policymakers are set for a showdown, this is because of their chart a new policy path amid growing fears of a...
FTSE 100 flat as losses in banks, energy stocks offset gains...
London’s FTSE 100 ended flat, dragged by weakness in banks and energy stocks, and posted a weekly loss pressured by concerns over surging COVID infections...
With European recovery in sight, property investors bank on the office
Property investors are betting that demand for office space in Europe will rise as COVID vaccinations are rolled out and people return to work....
World Bank says will boost Covid-19 vaccination funding to $20 BLN
The World Bank pledged to boost available funding for COVID-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion, citing a sharp increase in overall financing demand...
