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FTSE 100 ticks higher on a boost from miners; Anglo American soars

The blue-chip FTSE 100 edged up 0.1% by 0927 GMT, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index was flat International News via Reuters: Britain's FTSE 100 edged...

Heavyweight energy, bank shares lift London stocks higher

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.2% by 1005 GMT, while the domestically focussed mid-cap index added 0.6% International News via Reuters: UK shares nudged higher...

ECB eases bank checks from buybacks to stress tests, Donnery says

The ECB is coming under pressure from lenders it oversees to ease the supervisory burden International News via Reuters: The European Central Bank is easing some...

Sterling holds firm against dollar after weak US jobs report

Traders are fully expecting a quarter-point cut from the Federal Reserve when it meets next week International News via Reuters: The pound hovered largely unchanged on...

London stocks edge higher led by industrials, banks; US jobs data in focus

The domestically focused FTSE 250 was up 0.3%, but headed towards its second straight weekly decline International News via Reuters: London shares nudged higher on Friday,...

European stocks rise, long-dated yields ease ahead of US jobs data

Markets are all but certain of a quarter-point cut at the conclusion of the Fed's two-day rate-setting meeting on September 17 International News via Reuters: European...

Dollar slides as bond markets stabilise, jobs data looms

On Friday, the dollar index dipped 0.2% to 98.018, trimming its gain for the week back to 0.2% International News via Reuters: The dollar declined versus...

Rate cut anticipation boosts stocks, bonds as US labor market slows

U.S. private payrolls increased less than anticipated in August, while weekly jobless claims came in higher than expected, in the latest data suggesting easing...

Shares shake off China selloff as bond markets keep calm

The region's STOXX 600 ticked up 0.3% as trading settled and the angst about rising long-term government borrowing costs gave way to relative calm International...

ECB says digital euro needed for major disruptions

A digital version of the euro is needed so that residents of the euro zone can continue to make payments even during disruptions such...

Sterling steadies as UK bond market frenzy ebbs

Sterling traded a shade higher at $1.3455, heading for a third weekly decline International News via Reuters: The pound drifted on Thursday, in what has been...

BoE’s Bailey says markets have grasped message on less certain rate cuts

Last month the Monetary Policy Committee voted by the narrowest of margins - 5 to 4 - to cut Bank Rate to 4% from...
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