Vergina TV’s Christina Tsorba assisted by Theodora Apota questions John Faraclas on the Geopolitical issues affecting Greece just before the summer break: – The Wars in Ukraine and the Middle…
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DSX Announces Signing & Drawdown of a US$167.3 Million Term Loan Facility with Nordea Bank to Refinance Two Existing Term Loan Facilities with Nordea
ATHENS, GREECE, July 26, 2024 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced…
HIGHLIGHTS July 26 2024 Global Markets US GDP growth accelerated more than anticipated in Q2 rising by an annualised rate of 2.8%, 0.8ppts above market consensus. Short-dated USTs came…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “In contrast to the big tech-weighted US indices, the FTSE 100 has held its ground this week, and has opened up this…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Lloyd’s shares are under pressure in early trading. Investors should look past the headline year-on-year numbers; they don’t make for great reading. It’s…
Re-emerging markets: investors will be back By Kaan Nazli and Jahangir Aka There were record-breaking investor outflows from emerging markets debt in 2022 and 2023. So far, 2024 hasn’t seen…
The US election and its impact on cryptoasset regulation Wednesday 31 July, Roundtable Brent McIntosh, chief legal officer at Citi and under secretary for international affairs, US Treasury (2019-21), and…
Financial services can find innovation in tokenisation By Dom Ghazan The rights to various assets can be converted into digital tokens using distributed ledger technology. This enhances accessibility and liquidity and…
Towards a European Capital Markets Union: An update on revived moves for a single market in savings and investments The upturning of the geopolitical world order in the aftermath of…
We are pleased to attach here below the latest HCOB World Trade Tracker from Hamburg Commercial Bank . Hamburg Commercial Bank analyses the development of real world trade on a monthly…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The UK market has opened strongly, led higher by futures markets that were pricing in an opening gain of around 0.8%. Frasers…
Why the Bank of England should stop selling bonds By John Redwood By early 2022, the Bank of England had bought £875bn of UK government bonds and £20bn of commercial…
UK turns to private finance to boost infrastructure investment By Peter Sedgwick Given the constraints on public sector borrowing in the UK, the new Labour government wants a substantial increase…
by Amelia Rocos* In the dynamic and unpredictable world of shipping, ancient philosophies continue to provide timeless and profound guidance. Rooted in the heart of Athens and China’s Yellow River…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has struggled to gain ground, opening lower in early trade as investors assess the struggles in the retail…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Credit giant Experian has made a good start to the year. Experian’s a leader in its field, with US operations taking centre stage…
Figures are from the latest edition of the HL Savings & Resilience Barometer. It also found: *Enough emergency savings is classed as having enough savings to cover at least 3…
The growing importance of fast payment systems Tuesday 16 July, Roundtable Vatsala Shreeti, economist, innovation and digital economy at the Bank for International Settlements, explores the progress of governance and…
Good Morning Monaco Monday, July 15, 2024 Monaco court convicts three young men for money laundering and drug offences On July 9, two young men appeared before a Monaco court,…
Trump’s platform won’t support dollar’s global reserve currency role By Mark Sobel The Republican convention platform to ‘Make America Great Again’ with ‘a return to common sense’ is out, with…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The UK has jogged into growth after stagnating on the sidelines in April, providing another boost to the feel-good factor currently…
Inflation figures are out on 17 June. What we’re likely to see Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Inflation is not expected to veer significantly away from…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has opened on the front foot, taking cues from unruffled markets in the US despite a continued lack…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Thames Water is keeping afloat, but its emergency life buoy is deflating as efforts to raise funds from shareholders proves elusive.…
Tara Irwin, ESG analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Almost one-third of the electricity generated in Britain last year came from wind farms, a capacity capped by the ban on onshore wind. With…