Fed might be ending its rally-killing balance sheet reduction
Federal Reserve officials are nearing a decision on when to end the reduction of the bonds the central bank is holding on its balance...
Investors urge HSBC to stop bankrolling coal-burning projects
Bank urged to close loopholes allowing it to lend to projects in countries until 2023A group of powerful HSBC shareholders have written to the bank’s CEO,...
La dolce vita slips away again as Italy tumbles back into recession
Its populist leaders said they were on the cusp of an economic miracle to rival the 1960s, but debt and uncertainty intervenedSharing his...
Going contactless is gloriously convenient – for all the wrong people
The dash from cash doesn’t just contribute to social exclusion, it plays into the hands of unaccountable corporationsHow convenient. The decline of cash and the...
Small Business Management Software: Advantages For Accounting Firms
Managing an accounting firm, whether big or small, can be challenging. And, doing it all alone, only adds more to the challenges. If you...
US average mortgage rates steady; 30-year stays at 4.45 percent
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates held steady this week for the second straight week, sticking at their lowest levels in nine months after...
Provident Financial needs to gets its skates on if it’s to save itself
An unwelcome bid from its former boss’s upstart rival could be short, sharp and painfulIn the unlovely world of subprime lending – a...
To survive, councils need more money. But council tax is broken
Austerity has stripped local services to the bone – and those on the lowest incomes will be forced to pay for it“The most...
From Bookkeeping to Strategic Advisory: A Growth Switch for Accounting Professionals
Bookkeeping is mostly about data entry, and digitization of processes in every field is replacing the manual work. Now, client requirements have changed to...
Super rich Americans are getting younger and multiplying
A survey of U.S. investors with $25 million or more finds their average age dropped by 11 years since 2014, to 47. These fabulously...
