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In response to the urgent need for liquidity among care providers, UnitedHealth initiated a temporary support program earlier in the month. This initiative aims to alleviate the financial strain by...
January 08, 2024
As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...
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November 21, 2023
The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...
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July 27, 2023
Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...
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July 25, 2023
The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...
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Hong Kong
March 28, 2024 — BY Elizabeth Anderson

Bondholders Opposed to Shimao Group’s Restructuring of Offshore Debt

In a Chinese property landscape full of obstacles, this casts an ever-growing shadow over the property developer’s future. Based on a Reuters report, the offshore creditors’ financial advisor, ...
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March 28, 2024
The offering has drawn significant attention from investors not only in the Asia Pacific region but also globally. Fi...
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March 27, 2024
This solution, known as the connector, reportedly enables the seamless incorporation of the use of CBDCs into busines...
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March 27, 2024
The Best-In-Class status for excellence was awarded to FP Markets in multiple prestigious categories at the Forexbrok...
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March 27, 2024
The most important economic data for this week are: Thursday: US quarterly GDP growth rate on Thursday at 12:30pm GMT...
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March 26, 2024
The five investigations concern potential breaches by Alphabet Inc’s (GOOG), which owns Google, Apple Inc. (AAPL), ...
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March 26, 2024
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March 26, 2024
The Belgian company confirmed that it won’t be making any more bids for Direct Line. This announcement came on Frid...
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March 25, 2024
This took the loss in the year so far to 11%. Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company, with Microsoft ...
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Industry Interviews

July 11, 2023

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Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...
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June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...
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March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...
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March 07, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...
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Cryptocurrency

February 28, 2024 — BY Elizabeth Anderson
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, which currently has a market value of just over $1tn, ended Tuesday trading at $57,071. From the start of February, bitcoin gained 32%, putting it on track for its most significant monthly gain since January 2023. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter Rallies exceeding 10% were influenced…
February 16, 2024
The latter half of 2023 saw a surge in investor interest in major cryptocurrency tokens, spurred by expectations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of spot bitcoin ETFs...
January 25, 2024
This economist was also correct in his bullish S&P 500 approach, despite everyone anticipating recession and stock price drops. Lee said this index would end at 4,750 in 2023. It closed at 4,76...
January 24, 2024
The claim was filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a part of the World Bank based in Washington, D.C. ICSID, known for arbitrating disputes between glo...
January 16, 2024
Reports circulated over the weekend to suggest a crypto regulatory framework is being worked on by the KNF. New proposals from the Polish government, which will be announced in the spring, will out...

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Technology

March 27, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson
This solution, known as the connector, reportedly enables the seamless incorporation of the use of CBDCs into business practices. Thirty-eight institutions participated in the experiment, including central commercial banks and markets. These included global leaders such as Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, ANZ and Citibank. The outcomes showed the innovation simplifies and expedites trade flows, promotes…
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March 25, 2024
This took the loss in the year so far to 11%. Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company, with Microsoft (MSFT) now having a market capitalisation of over $3tn, while Apple has slipped ...
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March 25, 2024
The country also wants to sidestep Windows, Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) widely used operating system, and other internationally produced database software. The guidelines reportedly stipulated...
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March 21, 2024
Suleyman also co-founded DeepMind, the artificial intelligence (AI) outfit bought by Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOG) in 2014. Industry experts believe that this move fortifies Microsoft’s reputati...
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January 24, 2024
In 2022, the company forecasted a 9 million subscriber gain, which would bring approximately 30 million net additions for the full year. NFLX’s revenue reports surpassed Wall Street’s predictio...
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