Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in Australian seabird for first time
Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in Australian seabird for first time
Winkworth appoints Oracle Group for national PR strategy
Estate agency franchise Winkworth has appointed The Oracle Group to manage its public relations and communications strategy across its UK and international operations. The appointment marks a strategic move by the London-based agency network to enhance its national profile whilst maintaining focus on the local expertise of its franchise offices. The Oracle Group will support […]
£1.6 billion in Child Trust Fund savings left unclaimed
Hundreds of thousands of young people have more than £2,000 sitting unclaimed in Child Trust Funds (CTFs), a type of tax-free savings account for children born between 2002 and 2011. The government has now launched a taskforce aimed at reuniting people with their money, with ministers teaming up with financial institutions including Nationwide, HSBC and […]
CME Group to Launch Treasury Link to Connect Cash and Futures U.S. Treasury Markets | LeapRate
CME Group announced on Thursday its plans to launch Treasury Link, a new service designed to connect U.S. Treasury futures and cash markets through a single spread trading mechanism. The derivatives marketplace described the service as an industry first, adding that it is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory […]
Pembina Advances Project, Highlighting Energy Infrastructure
There are noteworthy updates coming out of Canada for energy infrastructure investors. Pembina Pipeline Corp (PPL CN) recently reached a positive final investment decision (FID) on its Greenlight Electricity Centre, a C$4.6 billion ($3.2 billion USD) natural gas power plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The 932-megawatt facility was developed alongside Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and […]
CME Group Launches Agriculture Index to Track Global Farm Economy Across 5 Commodity Sectors | LeapRate
CME Group said Thursday that it has launched a broad-based Agriculture Index designed to provide a unified price benchmark tracking the aggregate performance of five sectors central to the global farm economy. The index integrates futures prices across Grains, Oilseeds, Livestock, Dairy and Lumber, and will be updated on a monthly basis. CME Group said […]
Regional mediators lead effort to rescue US-Iran deal, Axios reports
Regional mediators lead effort to rescue US-Iran deal, Axios reports
How can you avoid an IHT ‘minefield’ if you remarry?
Marriage rates among the over 50s have risen significantly in recent years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Latest data reveals the number of men who said ‘I do’ aged 50+ is up by 33% in the past decade; for women in that age group it’s even higher, at 47%. Those figures are […]
SK Hynix U.S. IPO Could Boost This ETF
Investors are just a few weeks removed from digesting the SpaceX (SPCX) initial public offering (IPO), but another big IPO is coming on Friday, July 10, in the form of South Korean memory semiconductor giant SK Hynix. To be clear, that chip stock already trades in its home country. Now it’s reportedly looking to raise […]
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Recruits Experts to Rethink Fed Methods
The Federal Reserve has announced the leaders of five task forces that will examine the Fed’s methods, analytical tools and policy approaches and provide “candid feedback” for the Federal Open Market Committee. Each task force will co-led by three external advisors, will operate independently and will be supported by Fed staff, the Federal Reserve said in a Thursday (July 9) press release. “The goal is […]