FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 30 - Caught on Camera

Lex in depth: why the luxury market needs to hedge against China

A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands

Financial Times · May 8, 2022

Crossrail to finally open; German exports to Russia plunge; climate protests at Barclays AGM – as it happened

London’s Elizabeth line finally launching, while German exports to Russia fell nearly two-thirds in March and climate activists have disrupted two bank AGMs

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

IMF head warns rising food and fuel prices strain family budgets ‘to breaking point’ – as it happened

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says ‘double crisis’ from Ukraine war and Covid is ‘a massive setback for the global recovery,’ as the fund says it’s open to emergency financing for nations facing food insecurity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022

Oil prices dive as Biden weighs massive reserves release

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dived more than $5 a barrel on Thursday as the United States is considering the release of up to 180 million barrels from its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) over several months to calm soaring crude prices.

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2022

China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdown

China's leaders are trying to fine-tune their “zero tolerance” COVID strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Sir Chris Hohn urges shareholders to vote against ‘greenwashing’ bank directors

Call comes as thinktank says the world’s 30 largest financial institutions are undermining their net zero targets

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

ING Groep Becomes Biggest Bank To Phase Down Funding Of New Oil & Gas Projects: Reuters

ING Groep NV's (NYSE: ING) energy chief said that the bank will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, becoming the biggest bank yet to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change.

Benzinga · Mar 23, 2022

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption

Anti-virus controls have forced auto and electronics makers to shut factories in China and are raising risks of wider disruptions if the curbs spread to Chinese ports that are among the world’s busiest

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

War in Ukraine disrupts key supply chains - and lives

It can be hard to measure the ways that Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of parts and raw materials needed to manufacture products ranging from cars to computer chips

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022