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Business Briefing UK
The latest Business news, pictures, analysis, briefings, comments and opinions from The Week so afr in the UK.
We are connected directly to the financial market in the UK. With all the latest information from The London Stock Exchange – connected to all Indices like the FTSE100 FTSE500 FTSE 250 and FTSE350.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is arguably one of the most important exchanges globally. The LSE is the primary stock exchange in the U.K. and the largest in Europe.
The LSE provides many indices which are used to gain an oversight of markets, capitalisation and underlying performance in the economy. What this means in general terms is that the global investors monitor these indices in order to test and monitor the potential for investment and businesses fertility within the UK markets.
Financial Times Stock Exchange FTSE100
We are always monitoring the top 10 Risers and top 10 Fallers – you can View the Price on our market index.
You can, of course, monitor the FTSE100 on the London Stock Exchange website, however, we also provide the analysis as to why the market has moved in certain ways.
The Opening Ceremony at the London Stock Exchange
A very popular weekly ritual at the London Stock Exchange is the Market’s Opening Ceremony and a variety of global guests are often invited to open trading and close it. Each week you can monitor this at WTX News to stay up to date with who opened trading this week.
Opening Trading in London is often done by the CEO of FTSE500 companies and major financial players.
WTX Business News on Twitter
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We provide breaking news instantly as it breaks on Twitter. Sometimes it is more important to follow the updates as the break. So you should follow us and refer back to the WTX News website where we will have analysed the information in more detail.
Here we also look at the landmark moments of 2019 which made an impact on global lives and commerce as we know it.
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The world’s most diverse and international stock exchanges reviewed, monitored and analysed from the heart of the world’s leading financial centre.
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Global Financial Centres
A financial centre is defined by the IMF as encompassing. A financial centre is an area where there is a high concentration of financial institutions.
The area may be a city, county, or somewhere larger. Financial centres have the best commercial and communications infrastructure where people conduct huge volumes of international and domestic trading transactions.
What is a Financial Hub
A financial hub, also known as a financial centre by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a city or region where a large number and variety of financial services institutions are headquartered.
International Financial Centres, such as New York City, London Stock exchange and Tokyo; Regional Financial Centres, such as Frankfurt, Chicago and Karachi, Hong Kong, Sydney; and Offshore Financial Centres, such as Cayman Islands, Dublin, and Singapore.
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The Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on over 29,000 financial centre assessments from around the world.
Small Business News UK
The Business news section on WTX News will keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and existing businesses in the SME markets.
Business Matters, UK’s largest business section for entrepreneurs, start-up & small and medium-enterprise (SME). Business news, advice & interviews. We are connected in all the co-working and business hubs around the globe and bring you the information you need daily.
A new global business survey has found that UK small firms are the least likely to invest during the remainder of 2019 as the threat of a UK recession in 2020, we will keep you updated to show you how this changes with Brexit.
We also offer analysis on other publications like BBC business News and The Times small Business section to keep them accountable. With so much bias and propaganda in the markets; It is important to get a diverse and complete overview of the market only at WTX Business News.
Business News and Brexit
We’ll be bringing you all the latest news, opinions and advice on Brexit and on what Boris Johnson, MPs, Parliament and business leaders are doing.
Discover more about Brexit and its impact of business on WTXNews.com and enjoy our analysis of the topics that matter most to you. Thought-Provoking Content evaluated to the smallest of details. We often cut back from the nonsense that so many publish and give you a global perspective.
It is important to also stay up to date with the latest financial news people and how they stand on Brexit news today.
Sky News says Two further days of rail strikes have been announced by the RMT union for 18 and 20 August in the row over jobs, pay and working conditions.
There is set to be a strike on 30 July over a pay dispute, union Aslef has announced.
TRT World says US inflation has surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets.
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Aljazeera says MACAU has locked down one of the city’s most famous hotels, the Grand Lisboa, after more than a dozen COVID-19 cases were found there on Tuesday.
The Independent says MORE than nine in 10 people have seen their living costs rise over the past month, as the price of food, fuel and energy continues to surge, pushing inflation to its highest level in four decades.
The Metro says TIME IS RUNNING out to spend the last remaining £20 and £50 paper bank notes.
The Guardian says UK INFLATION has increased to 9.1%, the highest rate in 40 years amid record prices for petrol and the soaring cost of food.
The Guardian says the biggest rail strikes in three decades are due to start on Monday night, with trains cancelled across Great Britain for much of the week.
The Guardian says the global rout in stock markets, cryptocurrencies and other risky assets has gathered pace amid growing concern that out-of-control inflation, rising interest rates and slowing growth could combine to tip the world into recession.
Aljazeera says Elon Musk was sued for $258bn on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency.
The Guardian says food price rises in the UK could hit 15% this summer – the highest level in more than 20 years – with inflation lasting into the middle of next year, according to a report.
TRT World says the US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, marking its biggest rate hike in 28 years.
The Independent says real pay has fallen at a record rate, with public sector workers seeing a particularly big hit to their earnings while bankers toasted “extremely high” bonuses, official figures show.
The Guardian says Average wages in the UK are falling at the fastest rate for more than a decade as annual pay growth fails to keep pace with the rising cost of living.
The Metro says the UK economy could be heading for a recession and the cost of living will rise even higher.
The Guardian says The UK economy unexpectedly shrank in April as soaring energy costs and supply chain disruption dragged down manufacturing amid the cost of living crisis, while the winding-down of the NHS test-and-trace service dragged on growth.
The Guardian says low-paid health and care workers are calling in sick because they cannot afford to fill their cars with petrol to travel to work, the head of the UK’s largest trade union has warned.
The Independent says Britain is on the brink of a painful recession as prices continue to rise rapidly and the economy records zero growth next year, according to new analysis.
BBC News says Rail firms and a major union have both said they want to negotiate to try to avoid strikes that could cause major disruption in June.
Daily Express says Martin Lewis has explained how people on benefits could get a bonus of up to £1,200 on their savings through a special account.
The Guardian says concerns have been raised over the City’s influence on Westminster, after a report found financial firms and individuals tied to the sector donated £15m to political parties and gave £2m to MPs during the pandemic.
The Sun says THOUSANDS on Universal Credit will miss out on the £650 cost of living payment due to a loophole in the rules.