Author: Charlotte

Artificial intelligence has been reshaping vast parts of the economy, and the financial sector is no different. The use of algorithms for stock picking has been written about considerably. Its use for trading in debt markets, however, is perhaps more interesting. When applied to bond trading, the implications move beyond the financial and into the political, with government financing made simultaneously easier and more vulnerable. Unlike traditional bond trading, algorithmic trading uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions to place trades. These are intended to use data at a frequency and speed beyond human abilities. The…

Since the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, Jewish Federations of North America have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our brothers and sisters in Israel. Through the Israel Emergency Campaign, Federations across the system sprang into action, collectively raising over $900 million to support Israel’s recovery after 2.5 years of war. Core partners – the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Joint Distribution Committee – worked tirelessly with Federation staff on the ground to organize and allocate this vital assistance.    The support did not stop after the war in Gaza ended; Federations allocated $10 million in Israel Emergency Funds…

day’s level, which normally supports risk assets but didn’t stop crypto from sliding. More telling was activity: total crypto trading volume fell 3.5% to $91.66 billion even as prices moved lower, a sign the drop wasn’t driven by one headline but by softer participation across the market. Why should I care? For markets: Bitcoin’s $39.02 billion turnover rose even as the CoinDesk index slid 2.6%. Tuesday’s action showed a common pattern in crypto pullbacks: bitcoin’s own 24-hour trading volume rose 1% to $39.02 billion, but overall market volume shrank. When turnover falls during a downturn, trading can get thinner outside…

BlackRock has launched the iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF, giving UK and European investors listed exposure to space companies. BlackRock said the fund trades under the ticker STAR and tracks the STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones Index. The product covers rocket makers, satellite firms, drone producers, and companies tied to their supply chains. BlackRock’s STAR ETF tracks space, satellites, and drones According to a Bloomberg report, the STAR ETF tracks an index of companies with direct revenue from space-related activities. According to BlackRock, eligible firms must earn at least 25% of revenue from space, satellite, or drone operations. The…

As competition in the real estate capital markets heats up, another of the sector’s largest allocators says it is moving away from fund commitments to prioritize direct investments and club deals. Read all about the pivot by Korea’s National Pension Service below. Elsewhere, industrial giant EQT comes to market with its most ambitious property fund yet; Canada’s CPP widens its lens in Asia; four heavy hitters come together to acquire a US grocery-anchored platform; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers. Source link

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on 5 June, widened the direct equity market access for overseas individual investors. It raised the investment limits for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas citizens of India (OCIs), and extended the same facility to all Persons Resident Outside India (PROIs), converting the Budget 2026 announcement into regulatory reality in four months.RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, announcing the decision at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, said that the limits for NRI and OCI investments in listed equity instruments without Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) registration, are being increased, and that the same facility is…

🇰🇷 한국어로 읽기 →Binance and several other crypto exchanges have begun offering stock trading services. This report examines what it means that exchanges are expanding into conventional finance.The limits of the crypto trading fee model, the rise of perpetual futures DEXs led by Hyperliquid, and a more permissive regulatory environment following the Trump administration have together pushed major global crypto exchanges to reconsider their direction.The path those exchanges are now pursuing points toward conventional financial products such as stocks and derivatives, and toward operating structures that resemble tradFi.The complication is that centralized exchanges have been the primary liquidity providers sustaining…

The longest (in records dating back to 1962) was five years, peak to trough, between 1975 and 1980.The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) slump was punctuated by a brief return to growth in 2009, but even if we ignore that, the market bottomed out in four years.I think the duration of the slump is more interesting than the depth this time around.Clearly, the horrible inflation-adjusted figures (which I will run through shortly) are exaggerated by the big Covid-era property spike.Low interest rates and Covid stimulus sent house prices soaring in 2021.So we should take the scale of the fall with a…

A Pembrokeshire-based community farm supporting veterans, has been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award 2026 for its commitment to the Armed Forces community.Redberth Croft CIC has been awarded the prestigious ERS Silver Award 2026, recognising its continued commitment to supporting veterans, service leavers, reservists and military families. The award marks another significant milestone for the CIC, which signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Bronze Award status in 2025 before progressing to Silver just one year later. Redberth Croft CIC is among only 20 organisations across Wales to receive the award this year. Military veteran Daisy Coleman,…

Jim Ovia, the founder of Zenith Bank, is expanding his footprint in Nigeria’s luxury real estate market, betting that high-end property offers stronger returns than traditional banking investments. The 74-year-old billionaire, who built Zenith Bank from a $4 million startup in 1990 into Nigeria’s largest lender by market value, is developing two luxury residential towers in Lagos through his company, Quantum Luxury Properties Ltd, according to Bloomberg. The first project, Metropolitan Towers, is a 26-floor residential development where units start at $1.85 million. Ovia is also nearing completion of Quantum Luxury Towers, a 44-unit high-rise with apartments…