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Dollar mixed as investors eye central bank decisions, trade talks

The U.S. Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, while rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of...

Sterling steady after upbeat data, still set for weekly loss

The week's data has left the door ajar for the central bank to lower borrowing costs again by the end of the year International News...

Yen slides as traders eye new US sanctions, CPI data

The U.S. currency was last up 0.38% on the yen at 152.525 yen, while the U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a...

UK’s Reeves weighing income tax rise to tackle deficit, The Guardian reports

The discussions come as Reeves faces an estimated shortfall of more than 30 billion pounds ($40.26 billion), the newspaper reported International News via Reuters: British finance...

LSEG trade services stake sale, stock buyback lift shares

LSEG, whose stock price has fallen by more than 15% this year, has responded by expanding its offerings to meet demand International News via Reuters: London...

London stocks climb as inflation data spurs rate cut bets; Barclays leads gains

Barclays advanced 4.2% to become the best boost on the FTSE 100 index after announcing a 500 million pound ($670 million) share buyback and upgraded...

ECB’s Lane flags dollar risk for banks amid tariff turmoil

Dollar funding fears have been at the back of central bankers' minds since Trump announced a wave of trade tariffs and began putting pressure...

US dollar up against yen, slips versus euro as focus turns back to politics

The yen weakened as hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi looked poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister International News via Reuters: The dollar rose against the...

Bank of England’s Pill supports more cautious pace of rate cuts

The BoE is trying to gauge whether inflation pressures in Britain's economy are abating sufficiently for it to resume cutting borrowing costs International News via...

Pound struggles as investors flock to safe havens

The pound fell 0.13% to $1.34225, though it was still headed for a weekly rise of 0.7% International News via Reuters: Sterling fell on Friday, as...

Global bank stocks slide as US credit risks spark reality check

The banking sector's exposure in two recent U.S. auto bankruptcies has rekindled concerns about lending standards more than two years after Silicon Valley Bank's...

Bank of England’s Mann says UK job market weaker, not falling off cliff

Official data on Tuesday showed Britain's unemployment rate edged up to its highest in over four years while wage growth slowed International News via Reuters: Britain's...
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