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AfD pledge to send refugees and disabled children to separate schools
Refugee and disabled children will be removed from mainstream education in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt if the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wins the imminent regional election The AfD's manifesto sets out plans for major educational overhaul, which would decrease the number of comprehensive schools in Saxony-Anhalt. It states that the “inclusion experiment has failed and must be ended”.
AfD pledge to send refugees and disabled children to separate schools
Refugee and disabled children will be removed from mainstream education in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt if the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wins the imminent regional election. The AfD's manifesto sets out plans for major educational overhaul, which would decrease the number of comprehensive schools in Saxony-Anhalt. It states that the "inclusion experiment has failed and must be ended".
AfD pledge to send refugees and disabled children to separate schools
Half of Germans consider Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD leadership candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, to be 'dangerous' - Craig Stennett/Getty Refugee and disabled children will be removed from mainstream education in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt if the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wins the imminent regional election. The AfD's manifesto sets out plans for major educational overhaul, which would decrease the number of comprehensive schools in Saxony-Anhalt.
Owl Labs Wins Microsoft Teams Certification Push
Hybrid meeting technology just got a major boost as Owl Labs secured Microsoft Teams certification for its Meeting Owl 5 Pro, completing full certification across its entire device lineup. The move strengthens enterprise trust in hybrid work tools at a time when businesses are still struggling with meeting room setup delays and compatibility issues.
Berliners furious at car ban plan
Artist’s impression of a car-less Berlin city centre, in this case Alte Schönhauser Strasse - Tom Meiser/Timo Schmid A campaign to curb car use in the centre of Berlin has been met with outrage across the political spectrum in Germany. The “traffic referendum” citizens’ initiative wants to limit car use within the city’s S-Bahn ring, a 34 square mile area equivalent to London Underground’s zone 1 and zone 2. Citizens would have to apply online for a maximum of 12 trips per year in the area.
Bonos del Tesoro atraen más que los europeos en medio de expectativas por recorte de tasas
Bloomberg — Los bonos del Tesoro son una mejor inversión que los bonos europeos a medida que aumentan los argumentos a favor de los recortes de las tasas de interés de la Reserva Federal y se restablece el tradicional estatus de refugio de la deuda pública estadounidense, según el gestor de cartera de Invesco Ltd., Alessio de Longis.
Invesco Says Treasuries Appeal More Than European Bonds on Rates Original
The US Treasury building in Washington, DC.
UniCredit Sees Further BOE Interest Rate Cuts Driving 10% Pound Drop
The pound will slide around 10% against the euro by the end of next year as the Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates faster than markets are expecting, according to UniCredit SpA.
Traders Bet the BOE Will Hold Rates at 4% for Rest of 2025 Original
A British Union flag above the headquarters of the Bank of England in London, UK, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.
交易員改料英國央行年內按兵不動 押利率維持在4%
Freya Jones 【彭博】-- 貨幣市場目前押注英國央行今年剩下時間將維持利率在4%不變，因通膨加速和經濟更具韌性的跡象壓縮了進一步放鬆政策的空間。 交易員周一降低了對年內再次降息25個基點的押注，互換表明下調利率的概率不到50%。本月早些時候，降息曾被市場完全消化。 原文標題Traders See BOE Holding Rates Steady at 4% for Rest of 2025 More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. 港元定期存款利率大比拼 邊間銀行最高息？ 銀行紛紛搶存戶，去銀行做定期存款，回報雖然未必及得上股票、債券，但勝在夠穩陣，而且簡單易明，難怪不少穩健投資者皆鍾情這種收息工具。 Yahoo財經 ・ 6 小時前 操盤手札記│北水南下破頂 掃貨名單要睇（割柑人）...
EE.UU. es el “epicentro de la incertidumbre”, dice John Stopford de Ninety One
Bloomberg — John Stopford, de Ninety One Asset Management, está recortando su exposición a las acciones y a la deuda de mayor riesgo, argumentando que los mercados complacientes no se están preparando para una potencial venta de activos estadounidenses impulsada por las políticas del presidente Donald Trump. EE.UU. es el “epicentro de la incertidumbre”, dijo en una entrevista Stopford, que codirige el fondo Global Managed Income de US$1.200 millones de Ninety One.
Ninety One’s Stopford Says US at Epicenter of Market Risk
Ninety One Asset Management’s John Stopford is trimming his exposure to stocks and riskier debt, arguing that complacent markets are failing to prepare for a potential selloff in US assets driven by President Donald Trump’s policies. The US is the “epicenter of uncertainty,” Stopford, who co-runs Ninety One’s $1.2 billion Global Managed Income fund, said in an interview.
Traders Eye BOE Policy Review for Hints on Future of Bond Sales
(Bloomberg) -- Investors will be looking for clues about the future of the Bank of England’s bond sales on Thursday, amid speculation the central bank will start winding down its gilt holdings at a slower pace.
Euro slabi zbog trgovinskog sporazuma sa SAD-om
Euro je na putu prema najgorem tjednom padu u odnosu na dolar u tri godine, jer su se na tržištu pojavile sumnje u ekonomski utjecaj europskog trgovinskog sporazuma sa Sjedinjenim Državama. Zajednička valuta pala je za oko 2,8 posto od početka tjedna i trguje se po 1,1420 dolara, što je najveći pad od rujna 2022. Euro je među najteže pogođenim valutama G10, dok dolar jača u odnosu na sve konkurente i približava se dvomjesečnim najnižim razinama.
Euro pada, presudio mu trgovinski sporazum
Euro je na putu prema najgorem tjednom padu u odnosu na dolar u tri godine, jer su se na tržištu pojavile sumnje u ekonomski utjecaj europskog trgovinskog sporazuma sa Sjedinjenim Državama. Zajednička valuta pala je za oko 2,8 posto od početka tjedna i trguje se po 1,1420 dolara, što je najveći pad od rujna 2022. Euro je među najteže pogođenim valutama G10, dok dolar jača u odnosu na sve konkurente i približava se dvomjesečnim najnižim razinama.
Evro beleži najgoru nedelju u gotovo tri godine zbog trgovinskog sporazuma sa SAD
Zajednička valuta oslabila je za oko 2,8 odsto od početka nedelje i trguje se na nivou od 1,1420 dolara, što je najveći pad od septembra 2022. Evro je među najpogođenijim valutama iz Grupe 10 najrazvijenijih zemalja, dok dolar jača u odnosu na sve rivale i približava se najnižem nivou u poslednja dva meseca.
Evro beleži najgoru nedelju u gotovo tri godine zbog trgovinskog sporazuma sa SAD
Zajednička valuta oslabila je za oko 2,8 odsto od početka nedelje i trguje se na nivou od 1,1420 dolara, što je najveći pad od septembra 2022. Evro je među najpogođenijim valutama iz Grupe 10 najrazvijenijih zemalja, dok dolar jača u odnosu na sve rivale i približava se najnižem nivou u poslednja dva meseca.
Euro Set for Worst Week Since 2022 on EU-US Trade Deal Pain Original
Euro banknotes. (Bloomberg) -- The euro is headed for its worst week in almost three years against the dollar as concern seeped into the market about the economic impact of Europe’s trade deal with the US.
Pimco Likes European Bonds With Economy at Risk From Tariffs
(Bloomberg) -- European bonds provide an attractive hedge as tariffs and trade policy uncertainty threaten to bring the region’s economy to a standstill in the second half of the year, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. The bond giant,...
Welsh Voters Eye Reform as ‘Useless’ Labour’s Appeal Diminishes
Reform Leader Nigel Farage and new Senedd legislator Laura Anne Jones at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Llanelwedd on July 22.
El viaje privado de Trump a Escocia pone en jaque al británico Starmer
Bloomberg — Donald Trump llegó a Escocia el viernes por la noche para una visita privada de cinco días a la casa de los antepasados maternos, en la que visitará dos complejos de golf de su propiedad. El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, sabe muy bien que cuando se trata de este presidente estadounidense, pocas cosas son realmente privadas.
Trump's private Scotland visit poses diplomatic test for UK's Starmer
Trump's first trip to Britain since his reelection will see him travel to his estates at Turnberry on Scotland's picturesque west coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire. It comes only weeks before he crosses the Atlantic again on an official state visit to meet King Charles III in September. For Starmer, who will meet Trump in Scotland, it's not without its risks.
Trump’s Scottish Golf Jaunt Comes With Risk for UK’s Starmer (1)
arrived in Scotland on Friday evening for a private five-day visit of his mother’s ancestral home, taking in two golf resorts he owns. UK Prime Minister knows full well that when it comes to this US president, little is ever really private. Trump’s first trip to Britain since his reelection will see him travel to his estates at Turnberry on Scotland’s picturesque west coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire.
Trump’s Private Scottish Jaunt Comes With Risks for UK’s Starmer
arrives in Scotland on Friday evening for a private five-day visit of his mother’s ancestral home, taking in two golf resorts he owns. UK Prime Minister knows full well that when it comes to this US president, little is ever really private. Trump’s first trip to Britain since his reelection will see him travel to his estates at Turnberry on Scotland’s picturesque west coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire.
Trump's Private Scottish Trip Comes With Risks for UK's Starmer
Skip to Content Advertisement 1 Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on Friday evening for a private five-day visit of his mother’s ancestral home, taking in two golf resorts he owns. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer knows full well that when it comes to this US president, little is ever really private. Article content (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on Friday evening for a private five-day visit of his mother’s ancestral home, taking in two golf resorts he owns.
Trump’s Private Scottish Trip Comes With Risks for Starmer
US President Donald Trump reacts as he plays golf at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, July 26.
Badenoch Shuffles UK Tory Team in Bid to Salvage Leadership
Leader of the Conservatives Kemi Badenoch (Bloomberg) -- UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch shuffled her Conservative shadow cabinet in an attempt to reset her leadership of the party which is coming under pressure a year on from its landslide...
Farage’s Reform Gains First Welsh Senedd Member as Tory Defects
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Laura Anne Jones on July 22. (Bloomberg) -- Reform UK gained a foothold in Wales’s devolved administration after Tory Senedd member Laura Anne Jones defected to Nigel Farage’s populist upstart party.
UK Wealth Tax Given ‘Zero Chance’ Amid Cash Crunch for Reeves Original
Diane Abbott. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Labour proponents of raising more money from Britain’s richest people have long circulated a report by the UK Wealth Tax Commission as proof it can be done.
UK Wealth Tax Given ‘Zero Chance’ Amid Cash Crunch for Reeves
Labour proponents of raising more money from Britain’s richest people have long circulated a report by the UK Wealth Tax Commission as proof it can be done. But one of the report’s authors says he can’t see it happening fast enough to help Chancellor of the Exchequer . “There’s zero chance they will introduce a wealth tax in the next budget,” Andy Summers, associate professor at the London School of Economics, told Bloomberg.
The Cost of Shopping for Gluten-Free Foods Makes Celiac an Expensive Disease
Hi, it’s Freya in London, where my gluten-free grocery bill is skyrocketing. But more on that in a moment ... I was diagnosed with celiac disease eight years ago — an autoimmune disorder where the body attacks its own gut lining if you eat gluten.
Starmer crisis shows UK still lives at mercy of the bond market
GLOBAL bond investors reminded Prime Minister Keir Starmer of a harsh truth of British politics: The market’s verdict can be swift and punishing. Starmer’s ruling Labour Party started the day on a face-saving mission after its MPs forced it to scrap £5bil (US$6.8bil) worth of cuts to welfare spending on Tuesday evening – making it even harder for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to tame the government’s budget deficit.
Starmer Crisis Shows UK Still Lives at Mercy of Bond Market Original
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Bloomberg) -- Global bond investors reminded Prime Minister Keir Starmer of a harsh truth of British politics: The market’s verdict can be swift and punishing.
UK Budget Reversals Threaten Reeves as Well as Her Fiscal Rules
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer on June 23. (Bloomberg) -- Labour’s costly climbdowns on big policy plans don’t just leave Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves with the dilemma of how to find the money to meet her budget rules.
UK Budget Reversals Threaten Reeves as Well as Her Fiscal Rules
Labour’s costly climbdowns on big policy plans don’t just leave Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves with the dilemma of how to find the money to meet her budget rules. They’re also starting to raise questions about her own job security.
Starmer Recognizes Asking ‘a Lot’ of UK Firms With Tax Hikes (1)
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Starmer Recognizes Asking ‘a Lot’ of UK Firms With Tax Hikes (1)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged the toll his tax increases have had on UK businesses, signaling a potential shift as his Labour government faces pressure to resist additional hikes that could exert a drag on an already sputtering economy. Starmer’s remarks Thursday were his first clear appreciation of Britain’s business community for shouldering the burden of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ £40 billion ($54.9 billion) of tax increases, most of which came from payroll taxes.
US Ethanol Set to Wipe Out UK Production
Government Business Fuel June 26, 2025 9:41 AM, EDT British Company Prepares to Close Sept.
Starmer Recognizes Asking ‘a Lot’ of UK Firms With Tax Hikes
Keir Starmer at the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference in London, on June 26.
UK Ethanol Plant Starts Winding Down Ahead of US Supply Wave
(Bloomberg) -- Associated British Food Plc’s Vivergo ethanol plant, one of only two major sites in the nation, has begun closing-down procedures as a flood of US duty-free products looks set to wipe out production in the UK.
Top UK Business Leader Warns Rachel Reeves Not to Hike Corporate Taxes
Skip to Content Advertisement 1 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves should resist the temptation to raise levies on UK companies further because of the risk of strangling economic growth, one of the country’s biggest business lobbies said. Article content (Bloomberg) — Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves should resist the temptation to raise levies on UK companies further because of the risk of strangling economic growth, one of the country’s biggest business lobbies said.
Top UK Business Leader Warns Reeves Not to Hike Corporate Taxes
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British Chambers of Commerce Director-General Shevaun Haviland.
Britons Lose Faith in US Amid Trump Tariffs, Poll Says (1)
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Britons Lose Faith in US Amid Trump Tariffs, Poll Says (1)
The proportion of Britons who see the US as a friendly nation hit a record low after five months of a Donald Trump presidency characterized by a global tariff war and a critical attitude toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Just 30% of Britons deem the US to be “generally a friend and ally to Britain and countries in Europe,” according to a YouGov survey published on Tuesday.
Britons Lose Faith in US Alliance Amid Trump Tariffs, Poll Says
A worker moves a shipping container at a port in Felixstowe, UK, in April.
UK Welcomes £40 Billion Amazon Investment Plan in Warehouses
(Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed a three-year program by Amazon.com Inc. to invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the British economy over the next three years, including opening four new warehouses.
Cultural asset or spy hub? Inside the Russian centre Germany is under pressure to close
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What's it like to study abroad in Berlin?
Five months after moving to Berlin for my year abroad (a compulsory part of my German degree from the UK) the German capital is certainly a destination I’d recommend. Although it’s less “traditionally German” than many other corners of the country, and simultaneously more comparable to the blanket big city experience worldwide, Berlin’s unique history and culture make it a great place to explore – and unsurprisingly very popular with international students.
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