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Below Kathleen Brooks, Research Director at City Index, provides commentary on the latest bitcoin affairs. Bitcoin is recovering from one almighty correction last week where it dropped from a high of $7,882 to a low of $5,605 in just three days. That is a drop of nearly 30%, which is technically bear market territory. However, […]
Anticipation, scepticism and fear are holding more Brits than Americans back from embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace, according to a new study by CITE Research for SugarCRM. The research on business executives in the US and UK reveals that that Brits are lagging behind when it comes to adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies […]
New research among 2,000 UK adults commissioned by virtual letting agency LetBritain has revealed a mass consumer exodus from offline businesses, finding: Half of consumers (51%) rely on online solutions for the vast majority of their products and services; 45% of UK adults – 23.10 million people – favour online services over ones that require […]
Uber is close to securing an investment deal with Softbank, which if succesful, could amount to £10bn according to reports. TechCrunch were given the following statement: “We’ve entered into an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer on a potential investment. We believe this agreement is a strong vote of confidence in Uber’s […]
The Paradise Papers have revealed secret boltholes for many firms and individuals around the world, from sportsmen and the Queen to giants like Apple. But what are people’s thoughts on tax avoidance, which is very different from the illicit tax evasion? Tax avoidance has a large range of angles to consider, from investment to the […]
LCD wide screen TV at 50% off? Don’t mind if I do. Except I’ll have to make my way through a throng of a thousand punters, get punched in my left eye half a dozen times, and likely trample a few elderly buyers on the way. Black Friday is year on year becoming more about […]
With recent news that the pound took a tumble over the weekend, partly attributed to the future of Theresa May as Prime Minister and the upcoming EU summit, rumours that China is looking to open its finance sector up to more foreign ownership, and updates on the latest trade announcement being teased by US President […]
Failure to start Brexit trade talks at the EU summit in December could lead to “a difficult choice between two opposite policy stances from the Bank of England”, warns the senior investment analyst at one of the world’s leading independent financial services organisations. deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist, Tom Elliott, is speaking out after the Bank […]
They make it seem so easy to just jump into the foreign exchange industry and begin trading. But there are actually plenty of considerations to make. Steve Plant, the CEO of WhichFX, has compiled a list of the dirty tricks of the FX industry to be aware of when planning currency transactions. As an international […]
With just six months until GDPR hits Europe hard, Finance Monthly has heard from Nigel Edwards, SVP of Insurance Europe & Head of UK at EXL Service, on the threat GDPR poses to emerging technologies, fintech, regtech and so forth. For insurers, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) promises to be a difficult hurdle to […]
Below Kathleen Brook, Research Director at City Index, talks Finance Monthly through the current markets environment, referencing US stock, bonds, tech, crypto and oil. As we reach the middle of the week, there are a few signs that stocks could have a harder climb from here. After reaching record highs earlier on Tuesday, the S&P […]
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