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Sterling climbs to one-month high as dollar dips as markets weigh rate hikes

Sterling rose to $1.345 on Friday, the highest since June 15, and was last up 0.1% International News via Reuters: The pound rose on Friday to...

London’s FTSE 100 slips as Middle East tensions persist, AstraZeneca drags

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.6% to 10,417.63 points by 1045 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.1% International News via Reuters: The UK's...

Pound nudges at four-week highs; volatility picks up

Sterling was last up 0.1% on the day at $1.34. It has risen by over 2% since hitting a seven-month low in late June,...

Oil surges, stocks tumble as Trump declares Iran MOU ‘over’

Trump, who was speaking in Ankara ahead of a NATO summit in the Turkish capital, added that he did not want to engage with...

Sterling steady as US-Iran tensions flare up again

Brent crude futures jumped after Trump's comments, made before a NATO summit in Turkey, and were last up 5.61% to $78.36 a barrel International News...

Bank of England sees growing risks to financial stability from AI

In a half-yearly assessment of risks to Britain's financial system, the central bank said previous risks it had identified from stretched share price valuations,...

Bank of England sets out plan to ease bank leverage rules

The BoE's Financial Policy Committee said it would soften the impact of the leverage ratio, which requires lenders to hold a minimum ratio of...

Stocks slip; Samsung’s record profit revives jitters on AI outlook

Samsung Electronics forecast a 19-fold jump in April-June operating profit to 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion), a third straight quarter of record operating profit...

Sterling hits three-week high versus dollar

Sterling rose to $1.3401, the highest since June 17, before slipping slightly to trade at $1.338 International News via Reuters: The pound rose to a three-week...

Stocks gain, oil dips as Iran and chips swing markets

In the early afternoon, all three major U.S. indices were higher, after European stocks flirted with record highs earlier in the day before retreating...

Britain’s FTSE indexes slip as miners offset financial gains

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.1% to 10,663.68 points by 1037 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.06% International News via Reuters: London's FTSE...

Pound breaks seven-day rally as dollar steadies after jobs data

Sterling was last down 0.1% at $1.3338 and was steady against the euro, which traded at 0.8055 pounds International News via Reuters: The pound fell on...
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