Interest Rate Headwinds Hit Airline Sector
Interest Rate Headwinds Hit Airline Sector Bankhawk, January 2025 The Airline industry faces significant headwinds as global interest rates remain elevated. With central banks maintaining tight monetary policies, airlines often reliant on debt for operations, fleet expansion, and leasing are encountering heightened financial pressures. For financial decision-makers in the aviation sector, understanding the interplay between interest rates and corporate strategy is more critical than ever. …
UK Bank Interest Rates Uncovered: Latest Bank of England Statistics
January 2025: The latest Bank of England data highlights continued concerns for UK businesses: the effective interest rates on corporate banking arrangements remain misaligned with the higher base rates in 2024. …
UK Businesses Missing Out on Bank Interest Rate Opportunities
Recent Bank of England data highlights a growing concern for UK businesses: the effective interest rates on corporate banking arrangements remain misaligned with the higher base rates. …
FDIC – US Bank Profits Rise Steadily in 2024
FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Quarterly Banking Profile: Second Quarter 2024 ‘Extracts’ and Bankhawk Commentary …
Interest Rate Drama is Distracting Companies and Costing Them Money and Control
Over the past few days there has been much media over-reaction to the failure of the US Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates, much from vested interests. This creates confusion and can cloud judgements. …
Beyond Adyen and Stripe: Unlocking True Payment Optimisation with POPs
The IDC MarketScape Vendor assessments for Online Payment Platforms and Omni-Channel Payment Platforms were released a couple of weeks ago. …
Cost-Effective Solutions: Optimizing Payment Channels for a European Telecom Giant
Bankhawk’s client is UK&Ireland companies of a major European mobile operator. The combined revenue of the UK&Ireland operations is $8bn. …
The UK’s Payments Regulator Calls out Visa and Mastercard for Fee Increases but Stops Short of any Real Action?
The UK’s PSR has just published its interim findings into Card Scheme Fees. Here’s a short summary and some context until I read in more detail….. …
Airlines Say They’re Taking Back Control Over Payments, But Do They Know How?
Some consider the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Financial Settlement Systems (IFSS) to be the backbone of the global air transport industry, facilitating the movement of funds across the travel value chain. …
What’s happening to interest rates and could they actually go higher?
There has been a dramatic shift in the past few days in the expectation of where interest rates are headed. This has taken many of us by surprise. …