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Labour to urge MPs to ban bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
<p>Motion will force Tory MPs to say whether bonuses can still be paid despite poor state of English and Welsh waterways Labour aims to embarrass the government by forcing Conservative MPs to vote on whether Ofwat should have the power to ban water bosses’ bonuses until they clean up waterways in England and Wales. Water […]
Cost of people being overweight in UK now £98bn, study finds
<p>Estimate includes £63bn cost to people affected, £19bn cost to NHS and £15bn cost to society Britain’s weight problem costs almost £100bn a year, analysis suggests, prompting calls for a government crackdown on unhealthy food and a drive to promote fresh ingredients. The spiralling cost shows that the growing prev
Five-point plan to cut UK immigration raises fears of more NHS staff shortages
<p>Care workers banned from bringing over relatives, and minimum salary threshold increased in other sectors The home secretary, James Cleverly, has unveiled a five-point plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration to the UK, sparking fears of heightened staff shortages in the NHS and social care. Cleverly announced that the minimum
Dutch media report claim Boris Johnson planned ‘raid’ on vaccine plant in 2021
<p>Covid inquiry expected to be told that the former PM was open to ‘military options’ to obtain ‘impounded’ jabs from factory in Leiden Boris Johnson’s appearance before the Covid-19 inquiry is not until Wednesday but it is already making headlines in the Netherlands amid a mixture of amusement and alarm at clai
Starmer says economic stagnation could cause descent into political extremism
<p>Labour leader is seeking to persuade voters his party can revive UK’s fortunes while keeping public spending low UK politics live – latest updates Declining incomes and economic stagnation could cause the UK to descend into political extremism, Keir Starmer has said, as he sought to persuade voters Labour could break this cycle
Bitcoin price jump fueled by scandal crackdowns and central bank expectations
<p><strong>By George Prior</strong></p> <p>Bitcoin topping $40,000 is because – not despite – the recent scandals are clearing out the bad actors from the market, says the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations.</p> <p>deVere
BoC has peaked on interest rates. ECB may cut the rate as early as spring 2024
<p><strong>By <a href="https://justmarkets.com/?utm_source=investmacro&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=analytics_market_overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JustMarkets</a></strong></p> <p>At Friday’s close, the Dow Jones Index (US30) was up by 0.82% (
Trade of the Week: Gold hits all-time high before rocket ship falters
<p><strong>By <a href="http://investmacro.com/contributors/contributor-profile-forextime/">ForexTime</a> </strong></p> <div> <div> <ul> <li>Gold hits all-time high above $2130</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Precious metal boosted by Fed cut bets</li> </ul>
DAX 40 & DOW JONES: weekly analysis 4th – 08th December
<h2>Market Movers</h2> <p>The main US stock indexes carry on their upward movement this week as well. Some Fed speakers, most notably Fed Governor and well-known hawk Christopher Waller, signaled that the Fed could consider rate cuts should inflation keep falling.</p> <p>A more accommodative Fed could drag down Treasur