The Canadian Dollar (CAD) found a fresh round of bidding strength on Wednesday, lurching into its highest levels against the US Dollar (USD) in a week...
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) Beige Book is a document released eight times a year. This document gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District from Bank and Branch directors, interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources...
The US Dollar (USD) remained on the back foot on Wednesday despite auspicious US data releases ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Meanwhile, investors continued to see the Federal Reserve delivering another rate cut in December...
Gold (XAU/USD) rises sharply on Wednesday, edging up over 0.80% sponsored by falling US Treasury yields and a weaker US Dollar, as the odds for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) remain elevated despite strong economic data in the US...
United States 7-Year Note Auction declined to 3.781% from previous 3.79%...
Almost 500 people in construction were identified as being potential victims of modern slavery in the UK last year, figures reveal. The sector recorded the second-highest number of people at risk, behind only the care sector, antislavery charity Unseen revealed. Its figures, which cover 2024, show… The post Growing numbers at risk of modern slavery in
Councillors are set to vote on a proposal to demolish the oldest residential tower in Edinburgh after its condition deteriorated, putting a £20m price tag on remediating it. A report to the city council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee has recommended taking down the… The post Edinburgh’s oldest housing tower faces demolition due to
Children aged 16 or even younger should have access to work experience on building sites, while trainee construction teachers should be paid tens of thousands of pounds to focus on construction. Those are two of 26 recommendations made in a report published this month by… The post Thinktank calls for overhaul of construction education appeared
Profit fell at civils contractor Renew Holdings despite strong performances in the water and rail sectors. Pre-tax profit at the firm fell by more than 5 per cent to £56.7m from £60.2m in the year to 30 September 2025. Turnover, though, reached another “record”, with… The post Renew profit dips despite ‘strongest’ water performance appeared
Renee Preston, director at Gallaway Construction and founder of Construction for Women In the 1980s, Britain faced a youth employment crisis. Unemployment peaked near 12 per cent – and for school leavers it was far worse. The government accepted responsibility and introduced the Youth Training… The post Why do we lock young people out of