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...Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has an efficacy rate of 97.6 per cent, its developers said, based on data from almost 4m people....
...Shearman & Sterling has hired Philip Cheveley as an M&A partner in London. He joins from Travers Smith. Goodwin has hired Hugh O’Sullivan as a partner in its private equity practice....
...Markets Sterling reached $1.40 today, its highest level since 2018, as investors anticipated a strong economic recovery following the UK’s rapid vaccination campaign....
...Additional reporting by Bryce Elder in London and Colby Smith in New York...
...What else we’re reading The People v Harvey Weinstein Only hours after Hollywood partied into the night, Harvey Weinstein hobbled up the steps to a New York City criminal court....
...Rate relief drops away in FY22 so the recovery profile, in EPS at least, is not V-shaped....
...(FT) Coaching v commanding Andrew Hill recounts how industrial group Linde won over sceptical staff in 2017 with a safety drive based on “active listening”....
...NYSE v Nasdaq: may the best board win Next to the Red Sox and the Yankees, Nasdaq and NYSE have one of the most longstanding bitter rivalries in America....
...James Smith, economist at ING: A full 2021 recovery is unlikely....
...“Prosecco is perceived to be less serious than champagne and more life-affirming and positive than cava,” says Alexander Smith of The IWSR....
...The perils of renting property One has to feel sorry for Oliver Sterling....
...Jayne Fleming Pro-bono counsel Reed Smith Human rights advocate Jayne Fleming has been the force behind several of Reed Smith’s award winning programmes to provide support to refugees....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College I expect inflation to rise towards 3% in 2017 was import prices rise....
...You will then have been bombarded with “opportunities” to “trade” pairs such as dollars v sterling. It all sounds very sophisticated, like the patter of the brokers’ salesmen....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College My expectation is that growth will slow to below 1 per cent. Big issues are what progress is made in Brexit discussions....
...Don Smith, chief investment officer, Brown Shipley Sterling appears less vulnerable in the wake of Donald Trump’s US Presidential Election victory....
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College Most unlikely....
...“The slight rise in inflation is likely connected to the depreciation of the pound as uncertainty surrounding the EU referendum increases and international investors begin to sell off sterling,” said Michael...
...David Blanchflower, Bruce V. Rauner professor, Dartmouth College A fall in migration would have very negative effects on the public finances and growth....
...Market developments in October — a sharp fall in Sterling alongside a rise in market interest rates — was symptomatic of a higher risk premium being attached on Sterling assets by foreign investors....
...Don Smith, chief investment officer, Brown Shipley More pessimistic than 12 months ago Less optimistic....
...Don Smith, deputy chief investment officer at Brown Shipley, said: “The uncertainty generated by a decision to leave the EU would undoubtedly be damaging for sterling assets across the board and, indeed,...
...Smith & Nephew gained 1.3 per cent to £11.63 on the back of an upgrade from Goldman Sachs....
...David Smith, London TF: Around two-third of revenues from FTSE All Share companies are derived from outside the UK....
...John Wraith, head of sterling rates product development at RBC Capital Markets, says: “Clearly, deflation is the immediate concern and will be for the next year or so at least....
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