Last Chance for Rachel Reeves, to promote UK growth!

It’s Now of never for Rachel   As the UK’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, **Rachel Reeves must pursue a multi-faceted strategy to promote sustainable, inclusive growth**, addressing structural weaknesses in the UK economy. Key priorities should include: ### 1. **Accelerate Investment & Boost Productivity**– **Unlock Private Capital:** Reform pension funds and insurance regulations […]

Fiber, so essential for the Telecoms, can they cope? who will emerge?

  The shift to fiber optic networks (“Fibre is the future”) has profound implications for telecom companies, reshaping their strategies, operations, and competitive landscapes. Here’s a breakdown of key implications: ### 1. **Massive Infrastructure Investment**– **Capex Surge:** Telecoms must invest heavily in replacing legacy copper/coaxial networks with fiber. This includes trenching, permits, equipment (OLTs, ONTs), […]

24 hour trading for the London Stock Exchange, likely??

London has explored the idea of a 24-hour stock exchange (or significantly extended trading hours), primarily driven by the following key factors: 1. **Competition with Asian Markets:** This is the **primary driver**. London’s traditional trading hours (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM GMT) overlap poorly with the core trading hours of major Asian financial centers like […]