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US treasury secretary Scott Bessent calls for half-point interest rate cut at next Fed meeting – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Bessent calls for series of rate cuts after steady US inflation, sending global stocks rallying; dollar slips and pound hits three-week high…
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent calls for half-point interest rate cut at next Fed meeting – as it happened

Is AI going to steal your job? Not if you work in cleaning, construction or hospitality, Australian report finds

www.silverguide.site – Jobs and Skills Australia says doomsday predictions are overblown but almost all occupations will be augmented by artificial intelligence…
Is AI going to steal your job? Not if you work in cleaning, construction or hospitality, Australian report finds

The UK’s bank ringfencing doesn’t need large-scale reform | Nils Pratley

www.silverguide.site – Rachel Reeves would do well to drop her ‘boot on the neck’ inflammatory language and err on the side of caution…
The UK’s bank ringfencing doesn’t need large-scale reform | Nils Pratley

Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

www.silverguide.site – Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and Asia…
Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

Labour to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail project

www.silverguide.site – Starmer and Reeves expected to announce move before Labour conference, with aim of boosting backbench morale…
Labour to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail project

Hong Kong’s CKI a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say

www.silverguide.site – The infrastructure company is among those lining up to acquire the struggling utility if it collapses…
Hong Kong’s CKI a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say

PwC tracks UK office attendance with ‘traffic light’ dashboard

www.silverguide.site – Accountancy firm’s staff concerned by system that monitors wifi logons and swipes of work passes…
PwC tracks UK office attendance with ‘traffic light’ dashboard

UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market

www.silverguide.site – Unemployment remains steady but vacancy rates drop and pay growth slows…
UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market

Three more interest rate cuts may be on the way. But when is increasingly looking like anyone’s guess

www.silverguide.site – The prospect of lower rates is good news, but Michele Bullock’s vision for the future appears blurrier…
Three more interest rate cuts may be on the way. But when is increasingly looking like anyone’s guess

US inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.7%; UK ministers appoint advisers for Thames Water collapse ‘contingency plans’ – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – US and China extend 90-day tariff truce; UK labour market slows as employers hold off hiring…
US inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.7%; UK ministers appoint advisers for Thames Water collapse ‘contingency plans’ – as it happened

Club World Cup and summer tennis bring in the bets for Entain

www.silverguide.site – Gambling group delivers better-than-expected half-year results, helping it to brace for looming tax rises…
Club World Cup and summer tennis bring in the bets for Entain

Price of gold eases after Trump rules out tariffs on imported bars

www.silverguide.site – Metal traders say crisis averted after US president clarifies on social media that gold bars are duty-free…
Price of gold eases after Trump rules out tariffs on imported bars

US prices continued rise in July as Trump tariffs impact consumer costs

www.silverguide.site – Prices were 2.7% higher last month compared with a year ago, and core inflation went up at a higher pace than what was seen in June…
US prices continued rise in July as Trump tariffs impact consumer costs

Thames Water: advisers appointed to plan for company’s potential collapse

www.silverguide.site – FTI Consulting seen as frontrunner to advise on placing the utility into a special administration regime…
Thames Water: advisers appointed to plan for company’s potential collapse

UK small business owners: have your hiring practices changed recently?

www.silverguide.site – We’d like to hear from UK small business owners who, in the past few months, have paused staff appointments…
UK small business owners: have your hiring practices changed recently?

Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves

www.silverguide.site – The rise in NICs, Trump’s tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellor…
Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves

Warm weather and England’s Euros success lifted UK retail sales in July

www.silverguide.site – Sunnier picture clouded by warning that mooted higher taxes could lead to shop closures and job losses…
Warm weather and England’s Euros success lifted UK retail sales in July

Gold prices fall; Britain’s biggest chemical plant under threat – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Spot gold falls by over 1% as White House says it will clarify ‘misinformation’ about import tariffs on one-kilo gold bars; China says hopes US will strive for ’positive’ trade outcomes…
Gold prices fall; Britain’s biggest chemical plant under threat – as it happened

Why Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus

www.silverguide.site – The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troubles…
Why Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus

Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low

www.silverguide.site – Danish company makes $9bn cash call as it says business model has been derailed by US policies…
Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low
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