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Oct 14
Jeremy Hunt reported to be the likely next chancellor after Kwasi Kwarteng

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Oct 14
Kwasi Kwarteng says he has accepted decision to stand aside as chancellor

In a statement, the now-former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng says he has accepted the decision by U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss to leave. Kwarteng says Truss’s vision of optimism, growth and change was right, but the “economic environment has changed rapidly” after the presentation of the mini budget. He said it was an […]

Oct 14
Citigroup profit beats target but shares fall

Citigroup Inc. C, +1.49% shares dropped 1.3% in premarket trades Friday after the bank posted stronger-than-expected profit, but revenue fell 1% after breaking out divestiture-related impacts, as growth in net interest income was more than offset by lower non-interest revenue. Citi said its third-quarter net income dropped to $3.5 billion, or $1.63 per share, from […]

Oct 14
Dow Jones Wave Analysis – 14 October, 2022

• Dow Jones reversed from support level 28620.00 • Likely to rise to resistance level 30500.00 Dow Jones index recently reversed up from the key support level 28620.00 (which stopped the previous short-term impulse wave 1), intersecting with the lower daily Bollinger Band. The upward reversal from the support level 28620.00 stopped the earlier impulse […]

Oct 14
GBPJPY Wave Analysis – 14 October, 2022

• GBPJPY reversed from resistance level 167.40 • Likely to fall to support level 165.3. GBPJPY currency pair recently reversed down from the strong resistance level 167.40 (which is the upper boundary of the sideways price range inside which the pair has been moving from April). The resistance area near the resistance level 167.40 was […]

Oct 14
IOSCO demands tighter scrutiny over ‘finfluencers’

The International Organization of Securities Commissions proposed a set of new measures to address the increasing risks in digital marketing. 572 Total views 58 Total shares The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) believes regulators on both national and international levels need more power to address increasing risks and challenges from the […]