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[johnwise] 27/11/2024 07:39

US-China tensions drive $4.1 trillion in assets to Singapore, surpassing Hong Kong


As tensions between the US and China escalate, the flow of investments into the region has further tilted in Singapore’s favour.

Its financial institutions, led by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), are navigating these changes with a balance of local focus and global reach, positioning the city as a safe haven for investors seeking stability in uncertain times.
OCBC drives Singapore’s financial sector with $18.4 billion revenue in 2023

OCBC, the second-largest bank in Singapore with $448 billion in assets, has become emblematic of the city-state’s robust banking sector.

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[johnwise] 27/11/2024 06:56

"What has happened to this country. I dispare..The politicians are deliberately destroying it".

The Daily Mail

We have shops in the centre of Britain's shoplifting epidemic, we are losing our livelihoods and staff are afraid to come into work - police must do more

[johnwise] 27/11/2024 06:49

The Global Warming Climate Change SCAM Update:

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"We SAW This Coming!" | Vauxhall Carmakers Closes Luton Factory Because Of UK Electric Vehicle Rules

TalkUK



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The truth about global warming


If Zero CO2 was ever achieved every tree on the planet would die
VIDEO: A Dearth of Carbon Dr. Patrick Moore

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 21:51

Keir Starmer’s envoy seeks to woo Donald Trump’s team over Chagos islands row

The president-elect is seeking legal advice from Pentagon in a bid to veto the controversial agreement

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 12:11

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Fourteen asylum hotels have opened and seven closed since Labour came to power, according to a Home Office minister.

Dame Angela Eagle said there are currently 220 hotels in use as asylum accommodation, compared with a peak of more than 400 during the previous Conservative administration.

She said there has been a net increase of seven hotels used for accommodation since July, as she faced questions from MPs in the Commons.

Talk's Mike Graham says: “I've had enough of this!"

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 11:49

UK administrations update: November 19 – 26


Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administration. All dates indicate when the administration was announced and not necessarily the dates on which administrators were appointed.

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 07:47

Labour are treating businesses like a cash cow to be milked': Anger against Rachel Reeves' £40 billion 'tax-bomb' Budget grows - despite Chancellor ruling out further tax rises


Rachel Reeves has ruled out further tax rises. In a bid to head off a growing business revolt over her £40 billion ‘tax-bomb’ Budget, the Chancellor told the CBI conference she was ‘not going to have to come back for more’.

Ms Reeves was heard in stony silence by business chiefs, who say her National Insurance raid will hit jobs, growth and investment.

CBI chairman Rupert Soames said business had been treated as a ‘cash cow’ to be ‘milked’.

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 07:20

Communist China has got inordinately wealthy off the costs to the British and American manufacturing industry . It will be good to see some of that return to the US - and yes, I know it may increase initial costs on some American products but I rather support US jobs than support Communist China.


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Donald Trump’s love affair with tariffs



Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office.

[johnwise] 26/11/2024 06:56

UK expands sanctions on Russian 'Shadow Fleet' with 30 additional vessels


The UK government added 30 more ships to its sanctions list as part of Russia's "shadow fleet," expanding the total number of sanctioned vessels to 73. This move marks the "largest sanctions package" issued by London targeting tankers and cargo ships used by Russia to bypass oil embargoes and other punitive measures, aimed at funding its ongoing war against Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Monday, November 25.

These vessels are now barred from entering UK ports, and their registration in the national ship registry will be terminated.

Half of the newly sanctioned ships have transported Russian oil and petroleum products valued at over $4.3 billion in 2023 alone.

[johnwise] 25/11/2024 23:25

26 Nov 2024 Compass Group (CPG) FINAL RESULTS

26 Nov 2024 Renew Holdings (RNWH) FINAL RESULTS

26 Nov 2024 Intertek Group (ITRK) TRADING ANNOUCEMENT

26 Nov 2024 Cranswick (CWK) INTERIM RESULTS

26 Nov 2024 London Metric (LMP) INTERIM RESULTS

26 Nov 2024 Telecom Plus (TEP) INTERIM RESULTS

26 Nov 2024 Safestore (SAFE) TRADING ANNOUCEMENT

[johnwise] 25/11/2024 23:24

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The UK Is In A Real Mess



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[johnwise] 25/11/2024 19:35

The Spectator


Rachel Reeves deserves a rough ride at the CBI


Rachel Reeves was probably expecting to be cheered for restoring ‘stability’, for rebooting ‘growth’ and crafting a British version of Bidenomics to create ‘the industries of the future’. Instead, the Chancellor’s ‘fireside chat’ at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference today is likely to be rather uncomfortable. There probably won’t be any heckling, walk-outs, boos and cat-calls. Yet the business world has made it all-too-clear that Reeves’s Budget will hit both jobs and growth hard. Reeves is going to get a rough ride this afternoon – and deservedly so.
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[johnwise] 25/11/2024 19:13

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Over 2 million people have signed an online petition calling for a new general election, with Parliament scheduled to discuss it this week.

Former Conservative MP Sir John Redwood joins Talk’s Jeremy Kyle to discuss this further.

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[johnwise] 25/11/2024 14:43

NewsContractorsRecruitment

Warning: hiring managers are low balling contractors

Hiring freeze

CBI’s Newton-Smith warned that rising costs, including National Insurance increases, are squeezing profit margins and forcing businesses to reconsider their hiring plans.

“Our survey showed half are now looking to reduce headcount,” she stated, “And almost two-thirds are looking to cut their plans to hire.” This shift in business sentiment could have a direct impact on freelance recruitment, as companies may be less inclined to engage independent contractors for new projects or ongoing work.
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