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Pound steady as markets await Britain’s budget

Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will announce her long-awaited budget on Wednesday International News via Reuters: The pound held steady against the dollar on Monday, with investors...

Bitcoin on thin ice after sinking in flight from risk

Bitcoin fell to $80,553, and ether hit a four-month low, as cryptocurrencies led a broad flight from riskier assets International News via Reuters: Bitcoin dropped to...

Sterling treads water as data paints sombre picture before budget

Business growth almost ground to a halt this month, retail sales tumbled in October, and a closely watched gauge of household sentiment fell International News...

Dollar firms as strong US jobs data temper Fed rate-cut expectations

Long-awaited data released on Thursday showed that employers added more jobs than economists had expected, but the unemployment rate rose International News via Reuters: The dollar...

UK fraud office probes $28 million cryptocurrency collapse

The SFO said Basis Markets had raised  cash from  two public fundraisers in late 2021 by selling non-fungible tokens and used the funds to...

Sterling edges up, Britain’s upcoming budget in focus

Sterling was last up 0.17% on the dollar at $1.3076, on track for its strongest day in almost a week International News via Reuters: The pound...

Britain’s stock trade tape to go live by 2027, regulator says

The regulator’s "consolidated tape" is intended to give investors and companies a clearer view of liquidity across UK equity markets and support listings International News...

Sterling eases after UK inflation, dollar rises ahead of Nvidia results

In the meantime, the yen hit a 10-month low against the dollar after a meeting between Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and key...

Bank of England to cut interest rates in December and again in Q1 2026: Reuters poll

The Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to leave rates unchanged earlier this month, with BoE Governor Andrew Bailey casting the deciding vote International News via...

Bitcoin slides below $90,000 as traders grow cautious

The risk-sensitive cryptocurrency has lost all this year's gains and is now nearly 30% below a peak above $126,000 in October International News via Reuters: Bitcoin...

Dollar hits fresh 9-1/2-month high versus yen, Japan fiscal policy, US data in focus

European shares fell on Tuesday alongside U.S. stock index futures amid concerns over stretched equity valuations, yet the greenback’s reaction in the forex market...

UK life insurers show resilience in Bank of England stress test

The test aims to assess firm resilience to severe but plausible events International News via Reuters: The Bank of England said on Monday that Britain's largest...
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