Eight UK economic themes for 2025 – Deutsche Bank
Investing.com – The new year has arrived, and Deutsche Bank (ETR:DBKGn) highlights eight themes that the bank thinks will shape the UK economy in 2025. “It’s not all doom and…
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Israel cyber firms raise $4 billion in 2024 on surge of cloud, AI security needs
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with…
China says U.S. suspicion of security risks in Chinese drones is ‘irresponsible’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called the United States “extremely irresponsible” for “groundlessly suspecting” there are information security risks in China’s drone systems, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday. China is…
UK economy seen growing by 1.5% in 2025, up from 0.9% last year – UBS
Investing.com – The UK economy is tipped to grow by 1.5% in 2025, up from 0.9% last year, according to estimates from analysts at UBS. In a note to clients, the…
India forecasts 2024/25 economic growth at 6.4% – government statement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s economy is expected to grow 6.4% in the current fiscal year ending March, the National Statistics Office said on Tuesday, below the initial government projection of…
US CFTC chair Behnam to step down on Jan. 20, FT reports
(Reuters) -U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam will step down on the day Donald Trump is scheduled to be sworn in as president, he told the Financial Times…
As Biden nears exit, US bans medical debt from credit reports
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration announced on Tuesday a ban on medical debt in American consumers’ credit reports, making good on a campaign year pledge less than two…
UAE agrees to roll over payment of $2 billion due by Pakistan
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has agreed to roll over the payment of $2 billion due by Pakistan this month, the South Asian nation’s…
Another year of big wage hikes likely at big Japan firms, business lobby chair says
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Large Japanese firms are likely to increase wages by about 5% on average in 2025, the same as last year, the…
December central bank rate cuts take 2024 easing push to historic level
By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks in December delivered their biggest policy easing push since the spring 2020 COVID rate-cutting frenzy, with the latest…