Fed will maintain tightening – but soft landing still possible By OMFIF The US Federal Reserve is likely to carry on with active monetary tightening to break 8%-plus inflation even…
The Danish Board of Business Development (Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse) is granting up to DKK 88,8 million to a partnership between Topsoe, Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) and Aarhus University (AU). Topsoe is…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 23 2022 Global Markets Addressing the Senate Banking Committee in the context of the Fed’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Fed Chair Powell…
The UK’s DFI is entering into the Norwegian DFI’s Joint Venture with Scatec, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, to invest in hydropower projects across Africa in huge boost to continent’s…
Uncomfortable realities behind ECB’s dilemma over fragmentation and inflation By David Marsh The European Central Bank’s complex planning for an anti-fragmentation facility for euro area unity could backfire – by…
FTSE 100 down 1.3%, with CAC 40 and DAX seeing steeper declines. Goldman Sachs warns the risk of a US recession has doubled. Brent crude prices fall 3% to $110…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’The latest temperature check of the UK economy shows the mercury rising again, with no end yet in sight to feverish price…
Inflation blame game By Julian Jacobs Amid declining real wages, accumulating household debt and the looming prospect of recession, the problem of inflation is now firmly in the arena of…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 21 2022 Global Markets ECB’s President Lagarde affirmed a 25bps rate hike in July followed by further rate hikes in September and beyond, the magnitude…
ECB to design new anti-fragmentation instrument By Lewis McLellan The return of inflation and a backdrop of rising rates have led to a rapid widening of European government bond spreads.…
Global Public Investor 2022 launch Tuesday 5 July, Launch OMFIF’s Global Public Investor is a key reference point for financial institutions and provides a lens on approaches to investing in…
Bungled monetary policy raises stakes for issuers and investors By Philip Moore Inflation and geopolitics have become the primary concerns of global public investors, supplanting the winding-down of central bank…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, June 18, 2022 First quarter figures show full recovery overallThe quarterly report just published by the Monaco Statistics Office (IMSEE) shows a record level of GDP…
How the new geopolitical reality affects ESG By Marcus Pratsch The war in Ukraine has a massive impact on all four dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental, social and governance. Given the…
OMFIF’s chief economist, Neil Williams, has provided a comment on today’s Bank of England rate rise: ‘By raising rates today – the fifth hike since December – the Bank of…
Ripples of relief that inflation is being tackled by the Fed, as investors await Bank of England decision. Wall Street higher on Fed’s 0.75% rate hike, amid rising inflation worries.…
Crypto margin call must wake up regulators By Lewis McLellan Recently proposed US stablecoin and digital assets regulation will come too late to avert a series of disasters for the…
A 25bhps hike in interest rates (a virtual certainty) is already priced into fixed term savings – but would see Easy Access savings rates move up a little. A 50bhps…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 15 2022 Global Markets All eyes today are on the FOMC monetary policy outcome and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference afterwards, with money…
Norsepower’s auxiliary wind propulsion system cuts fuel consumption in vessels and helps the shipping industry become more sustainable. With financing from Nefco, the company seeks growth in Asian markets. Helsinki,…
Nervousness among investors ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting. Chinese industrial data shows recovery but concerns over Covid curbs remain. US bond yield curve inverted – one indicator a US…
High inflation challenges central banks’ green push By Miroslav Singer ECB President Christine Lagarde has commented about the possibility of a ‘green’ discount rate, 50 basis points lower than the…
Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Monaco, Mauritius and Malta still attractiveThe three Ms as they are known continue to be attractive destinations for the very wealthy, according to…
The UK economy shrank again in April as businesses felt the impact of price rises. GDP declined by 0.3% last month – a worse outcome than expected with all sectors…
Put CBDCs on the back burner for now By Herbert Poenisch As most central banks research introducing digital currencies, the world is embroiled in an inflationary storm not seen in…