LONDON, Sept 17 Reuters The British pound held firm against the dollar on Tuesday, maintaining Monday39;s gains, as traders geared up for UK inflation data, a Bank of England meeting and an expected start to a U.S. easing cycle this week. Sterling hovered slightly in positive territory on the day at 1.3224, having risen 0.7 […]

Canadian dollar weakens 0.1 against the greenback Trades in a range of 1.3581 to 1.3616 Canada39;s annual inflation rate slows to 2 Bond yields rise across the curve TORONTO, Sept 17 Reuters The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as domestic inflation data suggested to some investors that the Bank of […]

Kingfisher jumps after raising bottomend of profit forecast Barry Callebaut rises after Barclays sweetens ratings STOXX 600 up 0.5 Sept 17 Reuters European stocks hit a twoweek high on Tuesday, supported by financials, as markets drew closer to an expected start to the U.S. Federal Reserve39;s monetary easing cycle that could see policymakers deliver an […]

In this episode of the Macro Matters podcast, David Dwyer, director of global research at Bloomberg Intelligence, joins host and BI chief North American rate strategist Ira Jersey to discuss the future of financial research within the context of rapid technological advancements.

Eric Kazatsky and Karen Altamirano are joined by John Loffredo, vice chairman of MacKay Shields, to discuss the changing landscape of munis and how risk-managed relative-value approaches can help uncover opportunities.

Mahesh Bhimalingam, chief European credit strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence and Jamie Irvine, investment director at abdrn, discuss the state of credit across the US, UK, and Europe.

The latest ESMA guidelines for using sustainability-related terms in fund names could force a significant amount of rebranding in the market. A Bloomberg analysis of the impact of this new guidance shows that a large number of funds will either have to change name or divest from certain holdings. 

Hurricane season is in its peak month, and hospital corporations remain vulnerable to the physical effects of climate change. However, disclosure on these risks remains limited.

FTSE 100 up 0.7 Sept 17 Reuters The FTSE 100 rose to a twoweek high on Tuesday, lifted by increasing bets of a larger U.S. interest rate cut and strength in domestic retail shares after an improved forecast from Kingfisher. The bluechip index FTSE 100 rose 0.7 to its highest since Sept. 3. The pound eased […]

SINGAPORE, Sept 17 Reuters The dollar traded near its lowest levels of the year on Tuesday, on the eve of the expected start to a U.S. easing cycle that markets are betting may begin with an outsized rate cut. The euro hovered around 1.1123 in the Asia session, not far from the year39;s high of […]