ESG is certainly a hot topic at the moment. The ESG conflict has been brewing for a while, but it seems that with a stronger presence on the right, politicisation and pressure surrounding the topic is coming to a boiling point. Although, as Republicans battle against ESG finance and ‘woke-ness’ in general, the dissension seems to be more political than anything else.

The Bank of England will need to respond to biggest jump in inflation on record when it convenes this week. Inflation accelerated to 3.2% in August from 2% in July, well above the central bank’s 2% target. Could this force the BoE to tighten monetary policy sooner than had been expected? A hawkish-sounding Bank of […]

Electric carmaker Rivian puts the pedal to the metal with the largest stock market debut of the year so far. Here’s what you need to know. Rivian IPO Rivian stock market debut puts the pedal to the metal Rivian, the Californian EV start-up, has reached a valuation of over $100bn since making its public debut […]

Fresh US retail sales data appears to have reassured Wall Street, easing fears of a slowdown; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are both on track for weekly gains.

You got a sense yesterday that an old friend was back in town and everyone wanted to take her out: Tina (There is no alternative) reappeared with retail investors trying to take her out for a drink again. The Nasdaq whale maybe also reappeared with some large options activity going on. The S&P 500 is within […]