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The Biden administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals

Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies weakened during the final three months of 2023

The British economy fell into recession at the end of 2023 as output shrank more than anticipated in the final three months of the year

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday discussed bilateral cooperation as well as global and regional issues with his British counterpart David Cameron on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference here in Germany. Jaishankar is here to attend the 60th edition of the prestigious Munich Security Conference, which calls itself the world's leading forum for debate on international security. The Indian minister is to participate in a panel discussion on 'Growing the Pie: Seizing Shared Opportunities,' which is also to be addressed by German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday. «Started my engagements at #MunichSecurityConference by meeting UK Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron. A good discussion on our bilateral cooperation as well as global and regional issues,» Jaishankar posted on his official X handle along with a photo of the meeting.

₹19,421.3 crore as of 31 March 2023, according to regulatory disclosures. “We are focused on supporting our customers and where they want us to be, so we are looking into setting up a Gift City branch. Our customers are going to have operations in Gift City and that’s where we want to be to support them and their flows," Vasic said.

With a commanding lead in the polls ahead of a general election later in the year, the opposition party has set out its plans for financial services. Warning that the UK is in danger of slipping behind when it comes to innovation in financial services, the party says it will adopt a coordinated strategy and regulatory framework to embrace new technology. Labour "fully supports" the Bank of England's CBDC work and also wants to embrace securities tokenisation, which it says could increase liquidity, provide access to new asset classes and fractionalised assets, and strengthen risk management. "A future Labour government will therefore look to make the UK a global leader in tokenisation by advancing work to clarify the law around tokenisation, and working with regulators to establish a proportionate, outcomes-based regulatory regime to oversee the technology," says the plan. Labour also wants to take a lead in setting international standards for the use of AI in financial services. Meanwhile, the party is backing the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee's work to define the next phase of Open Banking including laying out the long-term regulatory framework. It is also promising to develop a roadmap for Open Finance, arguing it has the potential to help improve financial inclusion and support household saving and investment. In addition, a Labour government will ask the FCA and PSR to evaluate the potential to stand up a new regulatory sandbox to encourage development of products to reach excluded and underserved Brits. Read the full plan

Jupiter Asset Management’s compliance team blocked its investors from having any exposure to a cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) in one of its Irish UCITs funds, according to a Financial Times report.

LeBron James is particular about his facial hygiene. He favors a Neutrogena pink-grapefruit wash. “I love it, I love it, I love it," the NBA superstar says.

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According to the report, consumers “spent more for less” in January, as the 3.9% monthly rise in sales values — the amount spent — exceeded the 3.4% rise in sales volumes.

Megan Greene (pictured), said that inflation is above target in both countries, however, the issue is of ‘greater concern’ in the UK.

Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. Labour's Dan Egan won the House of Commons seat of Kingswood, south-west England, and the party's Gen Kitchen won Wellingborough, in the East Midlands region of England. The results reflect double trouble for the British Indian leader as the Conservatives had won both seats by decisive margins at the last general election under Boris Johnson in December 2019.

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 3.4% in January, according to official figures that showed signs of strength among consumers a day after data confirmed the country's economy entered a recession last year.

Investing.com-- Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Friday after retaking a key level as weak U.S. retail sales data spurred some doubts over when the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates.

Online seafood firm Captain Fresh has raised $25 million in a funding round led by UK government-backed British International Investment (BII) and Andhra Pradesh-based Nekkanti Seafoods Group. The funding was part of a larger $48 million extended funding round at a $500 million valuation, out of which $20 million had already been raised by the firm in September last year. That round had been led by Japan-based SBI Investment and Evolvence Capital, and had also seen participation from existing investors like Tiger Global, Prosus, Accel and Matrix Partners India.

By Jamie McGeever

Britain’s economy fell into a recession in the second half of 2023, a tough backdrop ahead of this year’s expected election for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has promised to boost growth.

Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is hesitant to return to the UK despite the recent health issues facing King Charles. Markle, known for her tumultuous experiences in the country, is reportedly opposed to revisiting what she perceives as traumatic memories, even if it means differing with her husband, Prince Harry, on efforts to reconcile with the royal family.

By Jamie McGeever