Spanish watchdog opens TikTok probe but denies government demand to block app

By Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Bank of Canada officials said that major uncertainties posed by higher oil prices and the ongoing trade war with the U.S. won’t necessarily keep them from hiking interest rates. Policymakers led by Governor Tiff Macklem raised the policy rate to 2.5% last month, the first increase in over three years….

The video games industry has seen more change in recent times than almost any other. Over the past 15 years, gaming technology has “moved very quickly, the behaviours and culture have grown and expanded exponentially, and there has been a constant stream of changes that has made the industry exciting”, says Greg Weller, head of…

A €550m financing package is reshaping the capital structure of one of Dublin’s major institutional BTR portfolios. CRE Herald Market analysis, deal insights, and sector research trusted by fund managers, asset managers, and senior executives. Subscribe Now Already have an account? Log in Previous articleArada…

Spain’s housing crisis and the government’s legislative response could offer insights into potential future rental market regulation in the UK, according to analysis of recent political developments in both countries. Spain’s minority left-leaning government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has proposed several housing measures including comprehensive regulation of holiday lets and a ban on…

When most people buy a house, they use a mortgage to help finance the purchase. For conventional or government-backed loans, the borrower submits an application to a lender, who investigates the borrower’s finances, assesses their ability to repay, and disburses the loan to the borrower personally.  Now imagine that you don’t need to qualify for…