Avison Young’s cash flow issues are catching up to its UK companies. The brokerage and advisory firm persuaded a judge on Thursday to unfreeze its UK accounts, which NatWest Group had locked after Avison Young failed to pay taxes, Bloomberg reported. The bank froze the accounts in response to a winding-up petition — which involves applying to a…
Summer lull? Don’t even think about it. There’s a multi-trillion dollar selloff in AI-linked equities taking place, devastating wildfires across Europe and the war in the Middle East continues to rage. In Asia, India holds a crucial central bank meeting against a complex backdrop, while Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls report comes as traders grow increasingly…
US Senate Judiciary Committee to consider Blanche nomination for attorney general on Tuesday
Business Published: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 9:27 [IST] Banking customers across India will need to plan their branch visits carefully this month, with the Reserve Bank of India’s bank holiday calendar showing banks closed for a total of 14 days in August 2026. The closures include the usual weekend holidays, along with a mix of…
Property transactions in London take an average of 174 days from agreed sale to completion, making it the slowest region in Britain for completing home moves, according to analysis by Rightmove. The data reveals significant regional variations in transaction times across Britain. The North East of England completes transactions 33 days faster than London on…
Mumbai: The highly anticipated inclusion of Indian government bonds in Bloomberg’s Global Aggregate Index has been deferred once again, with the company saying operational and market infrastructure aspects required further evaluation. The deferral could cause sovereign bond yields to immediately harden. India’s financial markets had factored in the likelihood a mid-July review would facilitate the…
President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to carry out a new attack on Iran as soon as this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The strikes are intended to convince Tehran to surrender, according to the newspaper, which cited unnamed US officials. The report comes hours after Trump cast doubt on continued…
A Spanish hotel operator is betting on Manhattan’s hospitality recovery. Barcelona-based Eurostars Hotel Company bought the 107-key Chemists’ Club Hotel for about $95 million from Spanish investment firm Azora, sources with knowledge of the deal said. That breaks down to about $888,000 per key for the recently-renovated property at 52 East 41st Street. Azora and…
First National Financial reported lower mortgage volumes and earnings in the second quarter as slower housing activity and increased competition weighed on new originations. Total mortgage originations and renewals reached $12.2 billion, down 12% from $13.8 billion in the same quarter last year. Single-family residential volume declined 11% to $7.7 billion, while multi-unit residential and…
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