Explainer: How Macron’s inflation relief law tests France’s new political order
President Emmanuel Macron’s government will get its first taste of life under France’s new political order in the days ahead when it tables a bill to help households cope with runaway inflation without a controlling majority in parliament.
EXCLUSIVE Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts – sources
Germany’s government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers under proposed legal changes now under discussion, three sources told Reuters, as Berlin moves to beef up energy security.
Recession fears creep into ECB thinking at summer conference
European Central Bank policymakers put on a brave face at their annual gathering in the hills above the Portuguese capital and forecast further economic expansion despite looming gas shortages, but in private conversations recession fears were increasingly dominant.
Buckle Up: How investors can deal with crypto turbulence
When Doug Milnes started buying cryptocurrencies in January of this year, he felt like it could become an entirely new asset class for investors.
With IPOs on ice, banks’ stock offering fees plummet
Recession fears and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent a chill through equity capital markets (ECM) in the second quarter, depriving bankers of lucrative fees for arranging stock sales such as initial public offerings (IPOs).
eCom Learning Solutions updates its learning management system
eCom Learning Solutions, Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist, has updated its eNetLearn learning management system (LMS).
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps backs rail industry to bolster jobs during visit to manufacturer Silver Fox
The UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, has visited manufacturer Silver Fox, to highlight the ongoing work of the rail sector in generating employment, skills and prosperity in difficult economic times.
Incoming Philippine c.bank governor says may consider bigger rate hikes
The Philippine central bank may consider bigger interest rate hikes to support the peso, though will not be obliged to match policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Southeast Asian country’s incoming governor said on Wednesday.
Analysis: Latest U.S. stocks bounce tests skepticism that rally can last
Investors are assessing a recent U.S. stock market bounce after similar rallies have fizzled in 2022, a year that is on track for the biggest S&P 500 percentage drop in the first half of a year in over a half century.
World stocks skid as consumer data flashes recession worry
Global stock markets slipped for the second straight day on Wednesday and bond yields inched lower on growing fears that policymakers bent on dampening inflation will tip their economies into recession.
