Finance

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

Dollar hits 20-yr high as yen tumbles on dovish Bank of Japan

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a 20-year high against rivals on Thursday as the Bank of Japan doubled-dow..

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

Closer U.S. ties would ‘reboot’ UK finance after Brexit, says report

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain should move further and faster in reforming its financial rules to ‘reboot’ after B..

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

  Inheritance tax receipts jumped to £5.5 billion between April 2021 and February 2022 according to data released by HMRC today. ..

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro’s drop to a five-year low is rekindling the possibility the currency will..

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor Andrew Bailey calls a ̶..

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

(Refiles to fix date to April 27 not April 26) By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – After months focusing on ce..

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services minister said on Tuesday that the European Union would find i..

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to k..

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

Stocks, commodities prices tumble on hawkish Fed, China worries

By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Traders ditched riskier assets on Monday as relief over Emmanuel Macron&..

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

U.S. dollar rallies to more than 2-year hike on steep Fed rate hike outlook

(Adds bank affiliation BNP Paribas in analyst quote in 5th paragraph) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuter..