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☆ 'The Wonder': Florence Pugh's performance makes eerie drama essential viewing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Review Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But when she finds herself in a film that can match her talents, as she does in Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder,” she’s a marvel. In “The Wonder,” a film of considerable emotional depth that asks much of its actors, the result is perhaps her finest work to date. Left to right: Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke and Florence Pugh in "The Wonder." Florence Pugh as Lib Wright and Kíla Lord Cassidy as Anna O'Donnell in "The Wonder." “The Wonder” is available in select cinemas on November 2 and available on Netflix November 16.

☆ One year after Nasdaq peak, growth stocks have tumbled and crypto has broken — where to from here?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The Nasdaq record came just ten days after Bitcoin's apex near $67,000, a moment when total cryptocurrency market value topped $2.8 trillion. Those numbers today are under $17,000 for Bitcoin and the crypto market cap is around $800 billion, down 70%-plus. Just days after the November 2021 Nasdaq high, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell abruptly and publicly shifted his rhetoric on inflation and monetary policy, endorsing a much faster removal of stimulus than previously indicated. In the 18 months leading to the March 2000 Nasdaq peak, the index more than tripled. One year after the March 2000 Nasdaq peak, with the index down some 60%, the Nasdaq 100 still had a forward price/earnings ratio above 50.

Workers work at a construction site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, October 14, 2022. On a quarterly basis, GDP rose 3.9% in the third quarter, versus a revised drop of 2.7% in April-June and an expected 3.5% rise. The data was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 18 but was delayed amid the key Communist Party Congress last week. New bank lending in China nearly doubled in September from the previous month and far exceeded expectations, helped by central bank efforts to revive the economy. "On the policy front, the overall policy will remain supportive," said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International.

☆ China’s growth accelerates but remains weak amid Covid curbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — China’s economy rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter, but strict Covid curbs, a deepening property crisis and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year. Despite the rebound, the economy is facing challenges on multiple fronts at home and abroad. China’s zero-Covid strategy and strife in its key property sector have exacerbated the external pressure from the Ukraine crisis and a global slowdown due to interest rate increases to curb red-hot inflation. A Reuters poll forecast China’s growth to slow to 3.2 percent in 2022, far below the official target of around 5.5 percent, marking one of the worst performances in almost half a century. On a quarterly basis, GDP rose 3.9 percent in the third quarter, versus a forecast 3.5 percent gain and a 2.6 percent decline in the previous quarter.

☆ China Q3 GDP growth rebounds at faster pace but risks loom
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People walk by office towers in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai, China October 17, 2022. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's second-biggest economy rose 3.9% in the July-September quarter year-on-year, official data showed on Monday, above the 3.4% pace forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts, and quickening from the 0.4% pace in the second quarter. A Reuters poll forecast China's growth to slow to 3.2% in 2022, far below the official target of around 5.5%, marking one of the worst performances in almost half a century. On a quarterly basis, GDP rose 3.9% in the third quarter, versus a forecast 3.5% gain and a 2.6% decline in the previous quarter. But retail sales remained weak, rising 2.5%, worse than expectations for 3.3% rise and 5.4% growth in August.

☆ Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Uditha Jayasinghe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Annual food price inflation picked up to 85.8% from 84.6% in August, while prices of non-food items rose 62.8%. Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe predicted earlier on Thursday that inflation in the island nation is peaking, with price rises likely to ease this month. read moreThe NCPI captures broader retail price inflation and isreleased with a lag of 21 days every month. The more closely monitored Colombo Consumer Price Index(CCPI) (LKCCPI=ECI), released at the end of each month, rose69.8% in August. It acts as a leading indicator for nationalprices and shows how inflation is evolving in Sri Lanka'sbiggest city.

☆ Inside how ESG fintech OpenInvest is helping JPMorgan roll out a variety of tools focused on sustainable investing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JPMorgan acquired OpenInvest in 2021 to meet client demand for sustainable investing. OpenInvest, a sustainable-investing robo-advisor, has spent the past 13 months integrating into JPMorgan following the bank's acquisition of the startup in August 2021. Josh Levin, OpenInvest cofounder and chief strategy officer, told Insider clients are able to view things like how much carbon or tobacco the client has avoided funding. OpenInvest is helping JPMorgan work with other fintechsMurray and Levin told Insider that JPMorgan's acquisition represents more than an opportunity to upgrade the bank's sustainable investing offering. And so, we're gonna be looking to work more readily with fintechs in the future," Murray told Insider.

☆ China Q3 growth seen bouncing 3.4%, but 2022 set for worst performance in decades
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Kevin Yao | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Growth is expected to pick up to 3.8% in the fourth quarter, bringing the 2022 pace to 3.2%, far below the official target of around 5.5%. Investors will look for policy signals from a historic congress of the ruling Communist Party due to start on Sunday. The expected 2022 growth would be lower than 4.0% analysts had forecast in a Reuters poll in July and 5.0% in April's forecast. The government is due to release third-quarter GDP data, along with Sept. activity data, on October 18 at 0200 GMT. Economic growth is forecast to quicken to 5.0% in 2023.

☆ China's Sept consumer prices rise at fastest pace since April 2020
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% from a year earlier, quickening from a 2.5% increase in August, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Friday, in line with forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. Consumer inflation accelerated as food prices rose 8.8% on year from a 6.1% gain in August. Pork prices leapt 36.0% from 22.4% growth a month prior and vegetable prices jumped 12.1% from a 6.0% rise previously. On a month-on-month basis, the CPI grew 0.3% after a 0.1% fall in August, also supported by a rise in monthly pork price inflation. The producer price index (PPI) grew at the slowest pace since January 2021, rising 0.9% year-on-year from 2.3% growth a month earlier, and compared with a forecast of 1.0%.

☆ Here's how OpenInvest is upping JPMorgan's ESG game and helping the bank partner with more fintechs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

OpenInvest, a sustainable-investing robo-advisor, has spent the past 13 months integrating into JPMorgan following the bank's acquisition of the startup in August 2021. Such products would include ESG and values-aligned investment strategies for JPMorgan financial advisors, along with proxy voting and philanthropic giving. Josh Levin, OpenInvest cofounder and chief strategy officer, told Insider clients are able to view things like how much carbon or tobacco the client has avoided funding. OpenInvest is helping JPMorgan work with other fintechsMurray and Levin told Insider that JPMorgan's acquisition represents more than an opportunity to upgrade the bank's sustainable investing offering. And so, we're gonna be looking to work more readily with fintechs in the future," Murray told Insider.

☆ China's industrial profit declines accelerate in Jan-Aug
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPedestrians cast their shadows on a wall at a construction site in Beijing December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms shrank at a faster pace in January-August, as strict COVID restrictions and a deepening property slump weighed on domestic demand and heatwaves curbed factory activity. read moreChina's industrial output rose 4.2% from a year earlier in August, quickening from a 3.8% rise in July. Liabilities at industrial firms jumped 10.0% from a year earlier in August, slightly slower than the 10.5% growth in July. ($1 = 7.1584 Chinese yuan)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Liangping Gao, Ella Cao and Ryan Woo; Editing by Sam HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bank of England Raises Rates for Seventh Successive Time to Fight Inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Will Horner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Bank of England raised its key interest rate for the seventh time in a row on Thursday. LONDON—The Bank of England raised its key interest rate for the seventh consecutive time Thursday but held off from quickening the pace of its rate increases, as government measures to cap soaring energy bills promised to ease inflation in the months ahead. In a statement, the bank raised its key rate to 2.25% from 1.75%, marking the second time in as many meetings that the bank has opted for a half-percentage point increase, and the seventh rate rise in a row—its longest cycle of interest rate increases since the late 90s.

☆ Turkey cuts interest rates again as country struggles under 80% inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Turkey's central bank surprised markets once again with its decision Thursday to cut its key interest rate, despite inflation in the country surging beyond 80%. The country's monetary policymakers opted for a 100 basis point cut, bringing the key one-week repo rate from 13% to 12%. In August, Turkish inflation rate was recorded at 80.2%, quickening for the 15th consecutive month and the highest level in 24 years. Turkey also cut rates by 100 basis points in August, and had gradually lowered interest rates by 500 basis points at the end of 2021, setting off a currency crisis. The months-long campaign to continuously lower rates as Turkey's trade and current account deficit balloons and its foreign exchange reserves run low has instead sent Turkey's currency, the lira, into a multi-year tailspin.

☆ 9 of the best Caribbean islands to visit
▼ + stars: | 2020-01-03 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

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