She founded the brand in January 2018, while on a sabbatical from her former career in emerging markets finance, with “the mission is to create a truly sustainable and compassionate company with a three-pronged approach of providing a foundational wardrobe of ethically and responsibly made clothing, education, and a platform for activism to amplify our collective voices.” It launched just before the pandelic began in 2020 and luckily weathered the storm. I had the pleasure of attending their Fall 2020 press preview and had a personal walk-through of the collection by founder Vanessa Barboni Hallik at their new store at 384 Bleecker Street. The big strikes: A widespread rail stoppage didn’t manage to spoil the fun at the Eurovision finals in Liverpool, but it still created plenty of headaches. Mick Lynch, leader of the biggest rail workers’ union, has called for a special summit of unions, employers and government to hash out a solution for the industry. Perhaps the UK needs to get some advice from Germany.I’ve posted about the fashion brand Another Tomorrow a few times but had yet to see it in person until yesterday. The big results: Quarterly earnings season is winding down (whew), and it’s been mostly positive for Europe’s biggest companies. Burberry is one of the last to report, and its earnings may get a boost from the return of voracious Chinese spending. Buyers in China accounted for about 40% of company revenue pre-Covid and that’s now closer to 25%, hinting at plenty of upside for the maker of iconic trench coats and leather goods. At a time the BOE is facing criticism for its initial call that inflation early in the decade was transitory, Governor Andrew Bailey appears before the Treasury Committee on Thursday. The big post-mortem: BOE chief economist Huw Pill takes questions Monday on what the central bank is doing to combat the rising cost of living on Friday the policy-maker declared inflation at a turning point. Sticky inflation continues to dog the Bank of England, and another rate hike in June is the likely result. Growth is likely to sputter along for some time to come. The next batch of UK labor market data due on Tuesday is likely to show the jobless rate steady at 3.8%, while total pay growth is set to rise to 6.8% year on year from 6.6%, Bloomberg Economics expects. The big stumble: The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in March as households turned more cautious and strikes hit activity across a wide range of sectors. Ukraine’s ability to strike positions 100 kilometers or more behind the front lines could be an inflection point in the almost 15-month-old conflict. Other nations are also ramping up their weapons offers to Kyiv, including Germany with a package worth close to $3 billion. Those long-range weapons had already been deployed by Friday, hitting targets in Luhansk, according to Russia’s defense ministry. The big guns: Defense Minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that Britain would donate Storm Shadow missiles as part of Kyiv’s efforts to push back the Russian invasion. At both gatherings Sunak, who’s struck up a strong rapport with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is expected to attempt to bolster support for Ukraine. He heads first to the Council of Europe meeting in Iceland on Tuesday, then kicks to his first Group of Seven summit as prime minister, which starts on Friday in Hiroshima. The big gatherings: Rishi Sunak is on the move. Here’s what we’re talking about heading into the new week.
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