The Bank of England will probably try today to avoid adding to speculation about a first interest rate hike in nearly a decade, even as it acknowledges the resilience of Britain's economy since last year's Brexit vote shock.
LONDON Vodafone , the world's second biggest mobile phone group, said it would meet the "lower end" of its earnings guidance for the full year as its battles intensifying competition in India and Britain.
LONDON AstraZeneca warned on Thursday that profit and revenue would both fall this year as cheap generic versions of its cholesterol drug Crestor continue to hit sales.
SYDNEY U.S. President Donald Trump labelled a refugee swap deal with Australia "dumb" on Thursday after a Washington Post report of an acrimonious telephone call with Australia's prime minister threatened a rare rift in ties between the two staunch allies.
TOKYO Asian shares touched four-month highs while the dollar sagged on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat economic view but gave no hint of accelerating rate hikes.
PARIS Sixty-nine percent of people in France want Francois Fillon to drop his bid to become the country's president, in light of a "fake job" allegation that has hit his campaign, according to a poll published on Thursday.
U.N. human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GB 10YR |
+1.452
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.476
|
+0.008 |
| JP10YT=XX |
+0.105
|
+0.011 |
| Name | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | 1 | 0.7893 | 0.8520 |
| USD | 1.2664 | 1 | 1.0792 |
| EUR | 1.1734 | 0.9265 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,214.10
USD
|
+8.50
Exp: Feb2017
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| Copper |
2.71
USD
|
+0.01
Exp: Feb2017
|
| Brent Crude |
56.73
USD
|
-0.07
Exp: Feb2017
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