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  • Turkish elections 2023

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    Markets unmoved by Turkish elections

    On Sunday, 28 May, there will be a run-off between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the Justice and Development party, and the challenger for the presidency, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the Kemalist CHP party. Erdogan, who has led the country uninterrupted for the last 20 years, did not pass the 50% threshold in the […]

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    US debt ceiling: How did we get to this point?

    “We will have an economic and financial catastrophe.” These are the words of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the US debt situation, recalling how it’s the explicit task of Congress to ensure this doesn’t happen by raising the debt ceiling, to provide longer term certainty and ensure the US government is able to make […]

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    Latest BoE rates and impacts

    The Bank of England has, once again, responded to rampant inflation in the UK by raising interest rates by a further 25 basis points to 4.5% – the twelfth consecutive hike. Many believe there is more to come. What is certain is that such monetary policy decisions are likely to have an impact on you […]

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    UK narrowly avoids recession

    Despite the UK economy managing to avoid a technical recession (two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth), data like this offers scant relief to the millions of people grappling with their ongoing personal finance worries. While macroeconomic indicators show growth and appear promising, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Headline growth yet […]

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  • best investing books

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    Investing in your knowledge: Our CEO’s essential reads

    Investing takes experience and expertise. If you are passionate about finance, the books on this list will help you build the skill base needed to approach the world of investing. From personal finance books to more technical manuals, these nine financial literature classics – suggested by our CEO and co-founder, Giovanni Daprà – will cover […]

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    US inflation at two-year low, but Fed challenges continue

    Soaring inflation, an ongoing banking crisis and the possibility of easing on monetary policy tightening: it’s a difficult tangle for the Fed to unravel, but one which could be improved  by the latest inflation data published in April, which showed a growth of 4.9% on an annual basis (vs. 5% expected), registering the smallest increase […]

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