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Europe's football elites see investors driving change

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INT

As money continues to flow into the sport, raising transfer fees and salaries, off the pitch clubs and leagues face a challenging governance environment, together with the…

Renewed rate rises raise risk of more financial shocks

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INTERNATIONAL

While headline inflation in the United States and the euro-area has fallen steadily, core inflation remains stubborn. The ‘last mile’ of the disinflation process will be the most…

Mixed bond market moves raise policy-tightening risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Its two-year equivalent, which is more sensitive to US monetary policy, has risen faster, as expectations have increased that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise rates at…

Tighter lending fuels risk of harder economic landing

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INTERNATIONAL

Markets expect the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and ECB to raise rates by mid-year but are less certain about the trajectory thereafter. Tighter credit markets could pose a particular…

UK financial markets face severe strains

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UNITED KINGDOM

A combination of surging inflation, a looming recession, a record-high current account deficit and plans to spend GBP150bn (USD172bn) to cap energy prices is creating emerging…

US investors will keep buying European football clubs

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US/EUROPE

Ratcliffe, who already controls clubs in the top French and Swiss leagues, will be an enthusiastic advocate for the fast-spreading multi-club business model pursued primarily by…

Disruptive financial market volatility will persist

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INTERNATIONAL

Investors expect the Fed to ease monetary policy as the US economy slows and the labour market cools, rather than for the central bank to stay the course with its 'raise and hold'…

‘Trumpflation’ trading may run out of steam in 2017

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INT

The Fed’s more hawkish stance underpins ‘Trumpflation’ trade.

Kenya-Somalia maritime border feud will fester

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KENYA/SOMALIA

Nevertheless, Somalia has insisted that no specific agreements were made on the border dispute itself.

China cracks down on its financial sector

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CHINA

The authorities have also pressured many financial entities into cutting pay and benefits and carried out broad reforms of financial regulators. These moves may be part of…