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City funding of .55 million proposed to help three affordable apartment developments
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City funding of $2.55 million proposed to help three affordable apartment developments

A proposed affordable apartment building with a new King Library branch is one of three such developments that could get city funding. City funds totaling $2.55 million are being proposed to help finance three Milwaukee affordable apartment developments, including one that would house a new library branch. The three developments are among several such Wisconsin projects that have been delayed as inflated construction costs have affected their financing packages. The new proposals, from Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s administration, would create tax incremental financing districts for each development. The property tax revenue generated by each development would provide the city funds to…
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UK’s Lloyds ditches project finance for new oil and gas fields
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UK’s Lloyds ditches project finance for new oil and gas fields

Oil and gas industry covers 0.2% of Lloyds loans Policy covers project finance, reserve-based lending Lloyds move come amid growing pressure before COP27 LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest domestic bank Lloyds (LLOY.L) said on Thursday it would not support direct financing to develop new oil and gas fields, joining a small number of lenders to push back on funding expansion of the industry . Lloyds updated its climate policy to make the change, which bars project financing or reserve-based lending to greenfield oil and gas projects, although the policy would still mean it could provide general lending to…
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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

This year the birth of Robert Burns and the Lunar New Year fell on the same date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and forward planning. My favorite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest whilst ploughing a field, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter just around the corner, its world in disarray . There is a line in the poem, ‘The best laid plans o’mice an’ men gang aft agley’ that resonates…
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Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

In 2018, RoSPA developed the RoSPA Awards Ambassador scheme, aiming to create a network of individuals who champion RoSPA’s objective to drive up health and safety standards via the RoSPA’s International Health and Safety Awards. With more than 27-years of experience in OS&H management, and over half of those spent working overseas, Stephen Storey, who is based in India, was well placed to be RoSPA’s first international awards ambassador. We catch up with him to see what this means for him. Stephen Story has spent fifteen years working overseas in OS&H management in the Middle East and Asia. He is…
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Financial markets are in chaos. What’s next for the real economy?
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Financial markets are in chaos. What’s next for the real economy?

The federal reserve began raising interest rates to battle inflation in America a full six months ago. But its determination to crush surging prices, whatever the cost to the economy, is only now starting to sink in. The central bank’s latest policy meeting, which ended on September 21st, has been followed by dramatic moves in financial markets across the world. The economic consequences will be a little slower in coming, but no weaker for it. Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the element. Save time by listening to our…
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What the inverted yield curve means for your portfolio
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What the inverted yield curve means for your portfolio

Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images As investors digest another 0.75 percentage point interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, government bonds may be signaling distress in the markets. Ahead of news from the Fed, the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.006% on Wednesday, the highest level since October 2007, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury reached 3.561% after hitting an 11-year high this week. When shorter-term government bonds have higher yields than long-term bonds, which is known as yield curve inversions, it’s viewed as a warning sign for a future recession. And the closely-watched spread between the 2-year…
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Fed again hikes interest rates by 75 basis points in aggressive bid to fight inflation
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Fed again hikes interest rates by 75 basis points in aggressive bid to fight inflation

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% for the third consecutive time as the central bank continues to try to tame multi-decade highs in inflation. Three 75-basis-point rate hikes in a row is unprecedented since the Fed explicitly started targeting the federal funds rate to conduct monetary policy in the late 1980s. The rate hike brings the central bank’s benchmark interest rate, the federal funds rate, to a new range of 3.0% to 3.25% — its highest level since 2008 — from a current range between 2.25% and 2.5%. Stocks turned negative following the announcement before bouncing back…
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