Britain’s banks seek government roadmap to tokenise stocks and bonds
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s role as a leading financial centre is at stake unless it comes up…
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Striking Los Angeles hotel staffers return to work, more walkouts threatened
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel staffers returned to work on Wednesday from a…
PwC Australia ties Google to tax leak scandal, sources say
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PwC Australia provided Google confidential information about the start date of a new tax law…
US crude oil gains on supply cuts, focus shifts to holiday demand
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil gained about 3% on Wednesday, narrowing the price gap with global…
Cyber insurance rates drop 10% in June -report
LONDON (Reuters) – Cyber insurance rates dropped around 10% in June compared with a year earlier, reversing recent sharp rate…
Britain to set up real-time bond and stock trading record
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog proposed a real-time record of stock and bond prices on Wednesday to…
Hong Kong activists in Britain speak out despite safety fears after arrest warrants
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong activists living in Britain, who were subjects of arrest warrants for…
Eurozone blue-chips slide on China weakness, rate worries
By Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Eurozone blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday as tech shares were pressured ahead of…
EV batteries remain major challenge for insurers – UK’s Thatcham
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) -A lack of data on electric vehicle (EV) batteries continues to challenge insurers who are…
UK sells government bond with highest yield since 2007
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sold a government bond at auction on Wednesday that will pay investors an…