Shorts – Summaries

The Day Today 27th June 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner boss, said his march on Moscow was a “masterclass” on how to launch an invasion and if men like his had invaded Ukraine the “operation would have lasted 24 hours” HSBC want to move out of their 45 floor Canary Wharf tower and relocate to a much smaller development in Central London….

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The Day Today 26th June 2023

US Secretary of State Blinken said “I don’t think we’ve seen the final act” after the weekend’s events in Russia. Russia Defence Minister Shoigu visited troops in Ukraine according to RIA. BOJ Summary of Opinions from their June meeting saw one member talk of a tweak to the YCC considering its high costs. Conservative New Democracy emerged as the big winners from Greece’s election while the…

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The Day Today 23rd June 2023

UK GfK Consumer Confidence rose for the fifth month in a row to -24, the highest level since January 2022. Japan Inflation core CPI 3.2% yoy vs f/c 3.1%, the core-core index which is particularly watched by the BOJ rose 4.3%, the biggest increase since June 1981. City of London is planning on fast tracking…

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The Day Today 22nd June 2023

Russian gas supply to Europe could be shut off by the end of next year when Kyiv’s contract with Gazprom expires said German Galushchenko, Ukraine’s Energy Minister. US Federal Commission sued Amazon alleging they “knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime”. UK government members think Andrew Bailey Governor of the BOE…

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The Day Today 21st June 2023

UK headline inflation remained at 8.7% as air travel prices and used car prices rose, while core CPI increased to 7.1%, its highest since March 1992. UK net debt to GDP surpassed 100% for first time since 1961. China unveiled $72bn tax break to boost sales of electric cars. Australia’s mortgage market can cope with another 50bp of…

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