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A vast number of FTSE 100 members offer exposure to the world economy – Jason Alden/Bloomberg Questor is The Telegraph’s stockpicking column, helping you decode the markets and offering insights on where to invest. While Questor is unashamedly bullish about the long-term prospects for the UK economy, investment opportunities also abound among companies that operate … Read more

rachel reeves Rachel Reeves’s plan to merge dozens of council pension funds risks triggering stagnation, a senior investor has warned. Tony Dalwood, the chief executive of asset manager Gresham House, said uncertainty over how the Government would implement the plan meant many pension funds were pausing important investment decisions. The Chancellor is forcing Britain’s 86 … Read more

(Reuters) – AI video avatar platform Synthesia said on Wednesday it has raised $180 million in a new funding round led by venture capital firm NEA, giving the UK-based company a valuation of $2.1 billion. The valuation makes Synthesia the most valuable generative AI media firm in the UK, the company said, citing data from … Read more

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Bond investors may have drawn some comfort from the benign miss in U.S. producer price data but a duo of CPI reports from Britain and the U.S. is set to decide whether the relentless selling in the global bond market resumes. … Read more

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – The investment arm of Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA retailer, said it will invest 1 billion euros ($1.03 billion) into recycling companies as it aims to better manage the waste created when IKEA furniture, bedding or mattresses are thrown away and end up incinerated or in landfill. The … Read more

Mr Black is preparing to face a lawsuit from a woman who claims he raped her as a teenager in Jeffrey Epstein’s town house – Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg A Wall Street billionaire who had been lined up to bankroll a takeover of The Telegraph has decided not to invest, raising fresh doubts over its chances of … Read more

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, an investment holding company, engages in the luxury goods business. The company operates through Jewellery Maisons, Specialist Watchmakers, and Other segments. It is involved in the design, manufacture, and distribution of jewelry products, precision timepieces, watches, writing instruments, clothing, and leather goods and accessories. The company provides its products under the … Read more

(Bloomberg) — Europe’s beaten-down luxury stocks have turned a corner the past two months, increasing the stakes for the earnings the companies are about to announce. Most Read from Bloomberg Speculation that China’s economic stimulus will lead to higher spending, and that Donald Trump will manage to boost US growth, has lifted a Goldman Sachs … Read more

City economists had forecast inflation would remain unchanged.Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in financial markets. With the government under pressure on the economy, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased … Read more

(Bloomberg) — The exchange rate matters for the euro-area economy over time, though monthly movements in currency are typically absorbed by companies, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said. Most Read from Bloomberg “Euro-dollar movements over time — of course if it’s permanent — will filter through to prices in Europe,” he said at … Read more