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UK economy grows below expectations

Britain’s economy grew slower than expected in August, setting back its recovery from the coronavirus lockdown. Most of the growth was down to a one…

US lawmakers renew efforts for a stimulus package deal

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for about an hour on coronavirus economic relief. The renewed effort in…

Indices gain following reports of Donald Trump’s improving health

Indices were gaining this morning following White House reports of Donald Trump’s improving health. London’sUK100 indexrose also helped by a r…

Markets tumble as US president tests positive for Covid-19

US and European indices fell sharply after US president Trump said he had tested positive for Covid, with Asian stocks also down and the US dollar climbin…

Global indices fall after US presidential debate

US indices gained in Asian time during the Biden-Trump presidential debate but then retreated after President Trump cast doubt on whether he would accept…

European indices lifted by Chinese manufacturing data

China’s manufacturing companies have grown for the fourth consecutive month according to government figures released over the weekend. Factories are…

FTSE suffering worst fall in three months

London shares continued to fall this morning, suffering their worst sell-off in more than three months after new lockdown restrictions were put in place j…

Chart of the day: GBPUSD 18.09.2020

Sterling has had a very volatile couple of weeks as the UK parliament gave the government powers to break the Brexit Withdrawal agreement and Bank of Engl…

WTO rules against the US on China tariffs

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled that American tariffs on Chinese goods violate international rules. A panel of three WTO trade experts said the U…

British government gets parliament approval to go ahead with controversial bill

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to renege on part of the Brexit divorce deal passed its first hurdle in Parliament yesterday after a fiery de…

Yoshihide Suga wins ruling party's leadership vote

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership…

Chart of the day: Hourly EURGBP 14.09.2020

The UK government explicitly acknowledged last week that it could break international law by ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty, pro…

UK economy returns to growth

Britain’s economy grew for a third month in a row in July as pubs, restaurants and other sectors reopened after the coronavirus lockdown. Despite th…

EUR edges higher ahead of ECB meeting

The European Central Bank is widely expected to keep its policy steady when the Governing Council convenes today. The ECB launched extensive stimulus to s…

Sterling plunges to 6-week low

Sterling was unable to shake pressure as fears grow that Britain is preparing to undercut its Brexit divorce treaty. It dipped 0.2% to a six-week low of $…

Japan's GDP suffers biggest postwar contraction

Japan’s economy sank deeper into contraction complicating further the job of the new prime minister that will succeed PM Abe. Household spending and…

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