Isabella Ward
Reporter at Bloomberg News
Currently blogging all things markets for @BloombergUK | 2025 @JSchofieldTrust Fellow | Former physicist | Views my own [email protected]
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Isabella Ward |Morwenna Coniam
Retail sales fell 1.3% in May from the year before, worse than economists’ expectations. Excluding fuel, they fell 2.8% on a monthly basis in May, after a bumper April. Including fuel, they fell 2.7%.
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flipboard.com | Isabella Ward
NowFTSE rejig: Vishal Mega Mart, Hyundai Motor, Swiggy, others to see inflows of $313 million on inclusionVishal Mega Mart, Hyundai Motor, Waaree Energies and Swiggy slated to join FTSE Russell global equity indices on June 20, along with five other …9 hours agoBlow to City as pension provider Scottish Widows sells UK sharesPension provider Scottish Widows is preparing to cut its exposure to UK equities in a fresh blow to the City.
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Sam Unsted |Morwenna Coniam |Isabella Ward
FTSE 100 Live: Pound Rises as UK Inflation Stays Well Above BOE’s Target
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Morwenna Coniam |Isabella Ward |Sam Unsted
While the pound’s drop today follows a small advance yesterday, it’s notable that it’s again underperforming the majority of G-10 peers. Yesterday it lagged other currencies such as the euro, even as it benefitted from dollar weakness. A gauge of the dollar today is little changed, as attention is perhaps less on trade issues and more on concerns about the Middle East, so the pound’s decline is not purely a counterpoint to sentiment towards the US currency.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Isabella Ward |Natalie Lung
Behind almost every leading artificial intelligence startup, you’ll find a tech giant fueling its rise. Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have invested billions in the top artificial intelligence startups, supercharging the fast-growing AI sector and establishing the old guard of technology companies as kingmakers for a new generation of businesses. Meta Platforms Inc.
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Head of Global Tech Applied Research at JPMorgan @marco_pistoia (formerly of IBM) told me: “It’s the biggest accomplishment of my career.”
JPMorgan has generated and certified truly random numbers using a quantum computer, in a world-first that the bank hopes will have applications for security and trading. https://t.co/3kwfb0YmgV
The UK government has only partially agreed to Recommendation 21 in Clifford's AI Opportunities Action plan - to explore how to make the immigration system more attractive. They argue: "the UK offers internationally competitive visas". That's not what I found:
Hostile Migration Policy Threatens UK Chip Industry, Bosses Say - Executives warn hiring foreign talent too slow and expensive - Companies say Labour, Tory skills strategies aren’t enough @BloombergUK https://t.co/XdIjJwJUFZ https://t.co/Ll15FpiVsG