Bank Of England: Apocalyptic Food Shortage Is Coming
The governor of the U.K.’s central bank has warned of an “apocalyptic” food shortage due to rising prices and the war in Ukraine, and said he
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Hammers and nails
They say that when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The Bank of England is demonstrating the consequences of
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Bank of England Warns: “Apocalyptic” Food Shortages Incoming
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England said he has “run out of horsemen” when counting the shocks facing the United Kingdom. With
UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9% as cost-of-living crisis intensifies
// Prices are rising at their fastest rate as The Consumer Prices Index rose by 9% in the 12 months to April 2022 – up from 7% in March // Clothing
Can the UK recession be avoided?
Just before polling day the Bank of England published the May Monetary Policy Report as well as increasing the Bank Rate to 1%. They expect the Bank
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Europe’s plastics companies need to step up the pace on recycling if they want to stay in business
There is no “business as usual” option for Europe’s plastics producers. Feedstock prices are going through the roof as a result of Russia’s
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week. Bank of England’s fintech chief Varun Paul leaves
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Here are the nine rich white people paid £2.5m to control inflation
Inflation has hit 7%. That means the cost of everything you buy is now spiralling out of control. But guess what? There are rich white people paid
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Bank of England’s fintech chief Varun Paul leaves for digital asset platform Fireblocks
The Bank of England’s head of fintech Varun Paul has announced he is leaving the central bank and moving into the digital asset space by joining
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The world’s real estate bubbles start to burst, as central banks pivot to focus on inflation
“Why do you think I would want to buy your insulation material?”, asked the Chinese property developer in Harbin. “Because temperatures here
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“Crypto Promotes Innovation, But Also Scams”- Bank Of England Governor
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey on Monday raises concerns over the rising criminal scams involving crypto in the UK, as well as,
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Charles Brett’s Blockchain Catch-up 2022-Week 13
This is Charles Brett’s start-of-the-week Enterprise Times ‘blockchain catch-up’ 2022-Week 13. Necessarily it is idiosyncratic and
Shop prices rise at fastest pace in over a decade
// Shop price rises reach 11-year high, with rising costs exacerbated by fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine // The BRC said shop prices rose
Bank of England joins MIT as CBDC research partner
The Bank of England and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have agreed to collaborate on a twelve-month joint research project into
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Breaking: Britain’s Central Bank Calls For Tougher Crypto Regulation
Britain’s central bank called on lawmakers to toughen regulations around cryptocurrencies, citing the potential for misuse of the technology in