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Euro firm, stocks soft ahead of ECB decision
Thursday 10:40 GMT Overview The euro is a touch firmer and Bund yields are trundling higher with Treasuries as traders await the latest monetary policy decision by the European Central Bank. Oil...
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Capital controls the talk of China parliamentarians
Li Keqiang’s annual, 42-page “work report” to China’s parliament is packed with obscure details on matters such as mobile roaming and urban utility tunnels. But one of China’s biggest policy...
View ArticleMiners drag FTSE lower as China worries resurface
Miners have dragged the FTSE 100 lower as copper prices fell, weighed down by a rally in the dollar and lower imports from top metals consumer China. The UK blue chip index fell 43 points, or 0.6%, to...
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Budget 2017 and your money
Taxpayers were not expecting fiscal fireworks when Philip Hammond rose to the Commons despatch box on Wednesday to deliver his first (and last) Spring Budget. In the event, the speech generated a huge...
View ArticleBeijing defends clampdown on ‘over the top’ deals
China’s central bank governor has defended the country’s strict new capital control regime as a “normal” response to “over the top” overseas investments by mainland companies and individuals. “Some...
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European stocks rally as oil steadies
Friday 08:15 GMT Overview * Equities firm after Wall St dip from record levels * Oil prices steady after sell off, WTI stays below $50 * Treasury yields at fresh highs ahead of US jobs data * Market...
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Oil price cracks amid focus on rising production
The two most powerful men in the world oil market appeared together in Houston on Tuesday to tell the world that their strategy was on track. In December, Khalid al-Falih and Alexander Novak, the...
View ArticleOil is always a puzzle and can look like an annuity
Both literally and metaphorically, oil drives modern economies. It is so central to what we do that its price is the single biggest determinant of prosperity, yet despite the concerted efforts of...
View ArticlePassiveBeat: dope or false hope from marijuana ETF?
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View ArticleChina further restricts access to foreign literature
Beijing is restricting access to foreign books and publications as it opens a new front in its battle to limit outside influence on Chinese society. Regulators have given verbal instructions to...
View ArticleBT leads FTSE higher after striking Openreach deal
BT (BT) has led the FTSE 100 higher after the telecommunications group struck a deal with regulator Ofcom over its Openreach division. BT has agreed to place the its broadband arm into a legally...
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Adviser Workshop: How to create a succession plan
Lee Waters Chief executive, Barwells Wealth Barwells is part of a partnership with a law firm that has been operating for 120 years. There has always been a rolling movement of ownership and control...
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ECB rate rise expectations leap on Draghi signals
It has been nearly seven years but investors are finally beginning to focus on the prospect of a tightening in monetary policy for the eurozone. A subtle shift in the signalling from European Central...
View ArticleBudget's untold story is UK's 'lost decade' for earnings
The UK has suffered a ‘lost decade’ in economic and earnings growth, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Paul Johnson, a director at the independent think tank, singled out one...
View ArticleAccumulator: oil slips, FTSE dips & Europe grips
Our exclusive stock market data table shows how UK investors in sterling have fared in all the main asset classes around the world. Source link
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Quest for low-cost hedges against a futures crash
Imagine taking a walk on a sunny day through your favourite park, when you start to notice that many of the other strollers are buckling on armoured vests. No screams, loud sounds or raised voices,...
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Expats face 25 per cent tax charge on offshore pensions
British expats living abroad and foreign nationals based in the UK face being stung by a new 25 per cent tax charge if they move their pensions out of the UK. New rules, which came into effect on...
View ArticleAuto Trader hit by advertising concerns
Auto Trader hit a four-month low on Friday on fears that a glut of used cars will drive its smaller advertisers out of business. Credit Suisse turned negative on Auto Trader, which dropped 4.7 per...
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Tensions rose in East Asia when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un launched four missiles which landed in the Sea of Japan. China warned the Trump administration to suspend military exercises with South...
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Mexico lawmaker draws line in sand over Trump wall
As Donald Trump prepares to tender his “great” US-Mexico wall, the question is not just who will pay for it but where exactly it should go. According to a Mexican senator, the border line has been in...
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