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...Fitch has kept its rating on Ethiopia’s local currency long-term bonds at triple C minus as the government has continued payments on that debt and has not announced any intention for domestic debt restructuring...
...Sovereign bonds with rock bottom credit ratings of triple-C and below have delivered an average total return of 27 per cent since the start of the year, leading a rebound in foreign currency emerging market...
...“The gilt market is putting up an amber flag — if not a red flag back — towards the Kwasi Kwarteng-[Liz] Truss disaster and I can’t see what will stop it, short of a very substantial recession.”...
...Quentin Fitzsimmons, a senior portfolio manager at US asset manager T Rowe Price, described the market reaction to the inflation data as “an amber flag — if not a red flag”....
...For a borrower with a £200,000 mortgage over 25 years on a standard variable rate of 7.99 per cent, their payments will rise by £67 a month — or £800 a year — according to broker L&C Mortgages....
...This contrasts with honours and peerages appointment processes, during which HMRC raise “red”, “amber” or “green” flags on their tax affairs as part of a risk assessment designed to protect the integrity...
...investors to wager on a fall in prices has jumped by 65 per cent since Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist”, won a primary poll last month ahead of a presidential election in October, writes Mary McDougall...
...For Amber Waudby, a 28-year-old associate at Clyde & Co law firm, training for her first Hyrox in Manchester meant early mornings, and a carefully planned diet and routine....
...At Kew, he has combined several, including the yellow-green stems of Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea; amber C sanguinea Anny’s Winter Orange; red C alba Sibirica; and purple-black C alba Kesselringii....
...Venezuelan government bond prices soared on the news, handing immediate large gains to some hedge funds, write my colleagues Arjun Neil Alim, Mary McDougall, Costas Mourselas and Joe Daniels....
...His swashbuckling officer on the far left, in pearly silk, chamois boots and swaths of translucent amber fabric, rooted Van Gogh to the spot: “Seldom have I seen a more divinely beautiful figure.”...
...And finally A few decades ago, the residents of Wigtown (population c. 1,000) in south-west Scotland wondered if they could follow Hay-on-Wye in Wales’s lead....
...Additional reporting by Mary McDougall in London...
...He was joined by his C&C colleague George Kyle....
...It was developed into an amber style, with an important element of carnation and a warm clove-like note – a creation that defined a fragrance genre.”...
...There’s a good reason why the amber vanilla hit of Beyoncé’s Heat, which first appeared in 2010, has remained a bestseller, for example. And that’s because it’s really great....
...For investors it’s an echo of the past: the three largest global investment trusts have specialised origins: F&C Investment Trust, formerly Foreign & Colonial, which dates back to 1868, initially invested...
...It has nutmeg, carrot seed and white amber, and a base of patchouli and tobacco. The top burns off fast and you get this really beautiful wood essence....
...This one is compact and can be clipped onto a bag or buggy, has an integrated rechargeable battery with six hours of play, and three noise options with an amber LED nightlight. $29.99, yogasleep.com Elvie...
...Using red hibiscus to soften hair and amino acids to strengthen, with amla — an Indian gooseberry antioxidant packed with vitamin C to nourish hair — this oil hydrates my hair in a ritualistic way....
...After amassing a small fortune in British Airways vouchers for cancelled flights since last March, I was about to head to Cairo on BA400, and all seemed certain, albeit floodlit in amber....
...Mary McDougall: ‘Green’ investment trusts Investment trusts are often overlooked as a way to investing with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns....
...The company also revealed that activist fund Crystal Amber, Hurricane’s biggest shareholder, had withdrawn its request for a shareholder meeting....
...PwC: confidence boost PwC has won the audit gig for ads group M&C Saatchi — contentiously, given it was the firm called in to review a previous botched audit by KPMG....
...Quebec City has endured over 320cm of snow recently, with temperatures plunging to -30°C, but the forecast promises a tropical -4°C to -12°C this weekend....
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