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State Street's office in Luxembourg. Photo: State Street.
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September 1, 2022

Investor confidence at highest level since January 2021

Investor confidence in Europe jumped in August and reached its highest level since January last year…
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Luxempart acquires 8.4% stake in hospital software firm Nexus
News
August 31, 2022

Luxempart acquires stake in hospital software firm Nexus

Luxempart, a Luxembourg-based investment and private equity company, on Wednesday said it has…
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Dividend payout surge to record 545 billion in Q2, Janus Henderson study shows
News
August 31, 2022

Dividend payouts surge to record 545 billion in Q2

Dividends worldwide rose by 11.3 percent in nominal terms in the second quarter of 2022 to a…
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‘Cheap money at ECB makes fighting inflation difficult’
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August 30, 2022

‘Cheap money at ECB makes fighting inflation difficult’

The European Central Bank needs to review its special programmes that make available cheap money to…
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Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, speaking on Friday at the Jackson Hole meeting. Photo: Kansas City Fed via Twitter..
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August 29, 2022

Jackson Hole shows the narrow path is narrowing

“Walking the narrow path” is an expression among central bankers about striking a fragile balance…
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Wall street
News
August 18, 2022

A bear market rally causes 'directionless volatility’

With stock market indicators showing rapid growth, what is happening? Is the bear market ending or…
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Pauline Grange of Columbia Threadneedle
Asset Managers
August 12, 2022

The energy transition as a source of opportunity

Pauline Grange (Columbia Threadneedle) emphasises the opportunities that currently exist in the…
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Dr Volker Schmidt, Ethenea
News
August 11, 2022

Gas prices hanging over economic prospects

As we while away the warm – even hot – summer months in the Grand Duchy, it’s on many people’s minds…
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Wall St. bull market
Asset Managers
August 11, 2022

Forty years of the bull market

Forty years ago this week the bull market started in the United States. Not just any bull market…
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Photo: ArcelorMittal.
News
July 28, 2022

ArcelorMittal sees risks in growth, inflation and China 

Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest, on Thursday posted higher…
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A swing at a playgroud. Photo: Rawpixel CC0.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

Swing pricing now ‘common practice’ in Luxembourg 

Swing pricing “has become common market practice” in the Luxembourg fund sector to manage liquidity…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
News
July 22, 2022

Esma sees room to improve prospectus approvals

A European screening exercise of prospectus approvals that involved Luxembourg’s financial…
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Stock exchange: Photo by Ahmad Nawawi, CC via Flickr.
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July 22, 2022

Markets see ‘considerable risks’ in ECB's new TPI tool

Financial markets expect a further increase of 140 basis points in European Central Bank interest…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking at Thursday's monetary policy press conference. Photo: ECB.
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July 21, 2022

ECB commits to more assertive defence of eurozone cohesion

While closing the door on a seven-year era of negative interest rates with a larger than anticipated…
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