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Labour and UKIP both give Tories cause for delight
2025-01-12
By Bagehot IT IS a measure of Labour’s sorry state these days that losing just one of two seats that it has held for decades is treated as grounds for relief in the party. In the by-elections held yesterday, both triggered by the resignation from politics of centrist MPs knownContinue Reading
Gold soars unfazed by strong US jobs data ahead of CPI
2025-01-11
Gold rebounds 0.69% despite significant US job additions, challenging Fed’s rate cut path. Gold recovers from post-labor report drop as investors weigh Fed’s cautious disinflation stance. Upcoming US inflation and retail sales data set to influence gold’s trajectory, Fed policy. Gold price rebounded off daily lows on Friday, extending itsContinue Reading
Connect Your Learning Programs to Your Company’s Strategy
2025-01-10
David Arky/Getty Images Technology, geopolitics, and consumer habits are driving an unprecedented rate of change at a time when the organizations are already in flux with the rise of generative AI, remote work, and an aging workforce. Against this backdrop, employee learning and development is more critical than ever —Continue Reading
Mexican Peso dives as Banxico signals aggressive easing
2025-01-09
Mexican Peso faces pressure after Banxico’s dovish shift suggests larger, and possibly quicker, interest rate cuts. Mixed inflation data from INEGI maintains uncertainty, adding to Peso’s volatility in light trading conditions. Interest rate differential concerns increase as Banxico’s potential 150 bps cuts contrast with the Fed’s more conservative 57 bpsContinue Reading
Canadian Dollar continues to pare recent gains, falls back further on Wednesday.
2025-01-08
The Canadian Dollar shed another 0.2% on Wednesday as the Loonie shrivels. Canada saw a data-light day on the calendar, market flows continue to tilt toward the Greenback. US jobs data cooled, keeping investor sentiment tepid. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) shed another one-fifth of one percent on Wednesday as theContinue Reading
Mahindra unveils prices for BE 6, XEV 9e electric SUVs, bookings open in Feb 2025 — details inside
2025-01-08
HomeAuto NewsMahindra unveils prices for BE 6, XEV 9e electric SUVs, bookings open in Feb 2025 — details inside With bookings set to open on February 14, 2025, the company is gearing up for phased test drives starting January 14, 2025. Deliveries of the highly anticipated models are expected toContinue Reading
Research: Consumers Don’t Want AI to Seem Human
2025-01-07
bashta/Getty Images Making your AI tools look human or dehumanizing them altogether are not the best ways to win over your users. Instead, show them the human effort and expertise that go into their development and design. The path forward is highlighting the humans in AI rather than humanizing AI.Continue Reading
Sounding the death knell for Corbynmania
2025-01-05
May 4th 2018 By BAGEHOT THIS was a bad night for Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s hard-left leader. It would be too much to say that the wheels have come off the Jeremy bus or that the Jeremy Express has hit the buffers. But the shine has definitely come off Mr Corbyn’sContinue Reading
Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD catches a thin rebound on Friday
2025-01-04
GBP/USD catches a thin rebound on Friday GBP/USD found a thin recovery on Friday, gaining roughly four-tenths of one percent and ending the first trading week of 2025 back above the 1.2400 handle. UK macroeconomic and consumer credit data broadly missed the mark early on Friday, but the low-tier figuresContinue Reading
