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...The number of outward M&A deals was also down from the previous quarter and the smallest since the last three months of 2020....
...“I’m not going to put a date on when I expect the UK to start the process of loosening monetary policy, but it is clearly the case that will be the direction of travel,” she added....
...The number of outward M&A transactions was largely unchanged from last year....
...I’m Valentina Romei, the FT’s economics reporter, and I am standing in for Martin Sandbu, who is on holiday this week....
...Stephen Millard: I’m not sure it will happen but a marked increase in public investment would be the key policy change that could do most to boost long-run UK growth....
...The value of inward M&A by foreign companies was £7.4bn, down £4.4bn from the previous quarter. The value of domestic M&A declined to £2.4bn, a fall of around £300mn....
...“I’m sure it is easier to pitch tech ideas to a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley than it would be to pitch it to a large European bank,” he added....
...I remember there was a weird transition when it was like, ‘I’m the dad guy now?’ But, as the dad of teenage children, I’m very comfortable playing a parent now.”...
...That at least is the talk among investment bankers and money managers on Avenida Faria Lima, the Brazilian version of Wall Street....
...Heat-wise, Tabasco (three tablespoons) usually comes up trumps, but I’m tempted by Carousel head chef Ollie Templeton’s suggestion of Valentina Red hot sauce....
...Reporting by Valentina Romei, Laura Onita, Sarah Neville, Stephen Morris, Sid Venkatarakrishnan, Oliver Barnes, Oliver Telling and Leke Oso Alabi...
...I’m really fond of the Maastunnel, which goes underneath the Nieuwe Maas – the two buildings at either end are really beautiful....
...I’m not a big drinker, so I tend to go for the cosy, intimate vibe (and an Aperol spritz if I’m in the mood)....
...In a Bank of International Settlements working paper last year, economists Valentina Bruno, Ilhyock Shim and Hyun Song Shin show that not only are translated returns amplified, but appreciating domestic...
...If I’m travelling and I can’t find it I get very upset. It’s very distinctive – a green colour and fruity on the palate....
...I’m not suggesting for a second that Hunt doesn’t understand the damage Brexit has done and the bind it puts the UK in when it comes to attracting trade and investment — I’ve no doubt he’s painfully aware...
...I’m not suggesting it will be much lower, but there have been many surprises recently....
...Valentina Romei What will tech sector earnings reveal about the Fed’s rate-tightening campaign?...
...So I’m not so cheerful! Lena Komileva: The recession will not be felt equally across society and it will hurt various income brackets differently....
...I’m flat broke.” Follmann Chemie ‘We risk losing big parts of our industry, and when it’s gone, it’s gone.’ The crisis has left Follmann feeling frustrated....
...“I’m very glad we achieved the mission that seemed to be impossible,” Jozef Síkela, the Czech energy minister who chaired the meeting, told journalists....
...“I’m not convinced it’s a brilliant idea,” one member state diplomat told Europe Express with a grimace....
...This week I’m focusing on the pronatalist policies that governments have put in place to overcome what some depict as Europe’s “demographic crisis”....
...“I’m happy that thousands of citizens who chose today to use our ‘household basket measure’ have a significant benefit in their weekly consumption, and this was our goal”, development minister Adonis Georgiadis...
...The biggest blunder I’m going to stick my neck out and call this episode the biggest blunder of prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government since her rightwing coalition stormed to victory in last September...
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