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The Bank of England is set to slow quantitative tightening. Policymakers are expected to cut gilt sales from £100 billion to £67.5 billion a year, leaving rates unchanged at 4 per cent as they balance inflation control with concerns over bond market volatility.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates proxy advisory firms. The investigation targets Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) for allegedly misleading investors on DEI and sustainability policies. This follows a court ruling blocking a Texas law concerning ESG advice….
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Singapore to purchase over 2 million tonnes of carbon credits. The credits, sourced from projects in Ghana, Peru, and Paraguay, support the nation’s 2050 net zero target. The initiative aligns with the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 on carbon markets….
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Google partners with Vaulted Deep to combat atmospheric carbon. Google collaborates with Vaulted Deep to remove carbon and establish a methodology for measuring methane emissions reductions, aiming to enhance environmental sustainability and tackle climate change challenges….
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Lloyds Banking Group has signed a new multi-year deal with Broadcom. The agreement expands its use of VMware Cloud Foundation and mainframe software to modernise private cloud and strengthen digital banking services for millions of customers.
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Sympower secures €19 million to expand energy flexibility services. The investment from PGGM will accelerate Sympower’s growth across Europe, enhancing battery storage solutions and supporting mergers and acquisitions to bolster the continent’s clean energy transition….
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Britain sees 84 new companies launched every hour in 2025. More than 363,000 businesses were registered from January to June 2025, despite a 21% decline from the previous year. Reforms and low SME confidence contributed to the decrease.
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Nvidia has revealed a major investment of up to £11 billion into the UK’s AI ecosystem. This project aims to create the largest GPU cluster in Europe by 2026, utilising 120,000 of Nvidia’s most recent Blackwell Ultra chips in new data centres.
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Microsoft will invest £22 billion in UK artificial intelligence. The plan includes a national AI supercomputer, expanded cloud infrastructure, and thousands of new processors, with the government forecasting more than 5,000 jobs and major regional growth in the North East of England.
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US court declines to rule on SEC climate disclosure rules. The U.S. Court of Appeals has refused the SEC’s request to rule on its climate disclosure regulations, requiring the agency to either reconsider the rules through standard procedures or defend them in court….