LONDON - Britain's first budget plan since the Brexit vote will seek to get the economy prepared for the challenges of leaving the EU and help struggling families through tough times ahead, chancellor Philip Hammond said.
BERLIN Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year's election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of speculation about one of the world's most powerful women.
PARIS French conservative voters were choosing their candidate on Sunday in a primary contest whose winner is seen as the likely victor in next spring's presidential election.
SEOUL South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival.
ISTANBUL President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Sunday as saying that Turkey did not need to join the European Union "at all costs" and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.
MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western "bullying" and "hypocrisy" during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to alliances, the United States could not be trusted.
LIMA U.S. President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens not to draw negative conclusions about the man he once called unfit to serve in the White House, President-elect Donald Trump.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| GB 10YR |
+1.470
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+0.012 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.275
|
-0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.038
|
-0.002 |
| Name | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | 1 | 0.8102 | 0.8581 |
| USD | 1.2343 | 1 | 1.0585 |
| EUR | 1.1654 | 0.9447 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,207.80
USD
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-8.70
Exp: Nov2016
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| Copper |
2.46
USD
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-0.03
Exp: Nov2016
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| Brent Crude |
46.89
USD
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+0.40
Exp: Nov2016
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