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24 Nov 2025

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The Bank of Eng­land yes­ter­day quietly replaced a data­set linked to one of its most closely w...

22 Nov 2025

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▸ Semi­con­ductor shares rally glob­ally, lift­ing Seoul stocks to all-time high▸ Stoxx Euro...

21 Nov 2025

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Private employ­ers in the US shed the largest num­ber of jobs in two-and-ahalf years in Septem­be...

20 Nov 2025

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▸ Phar­ma­ceut­ical groups push Stoxx 600 and FTSE 100 to all-time peaks▸ Treas­ury bonds ra...

19 Nov 2025

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Sir Keir Starmer has tried to revive his flounder­ing premi­er­ship by urging his flag-wav­ing L...

18 Nov 2025

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▸ Pro­spect of US gov­ern­ment shut­down helps push Wall Street lower▸ European equity indic...

17 Nov 2025

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Down­ing Street has opened the door for Labour to break its elec­tion prom­ises and raise taxes i...

15 Nov 2025

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▸ Wall Street climbs as investors shrug off risk of US gov­ern­ment shut­down▸ Dol­lar retre...

14 Nov 2025

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Investors have warned that an Andy Burnham-led Labour gov­ern­ment would spark a sell-off in gilts...

13 Nov 2025

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▸ Strong US eco­nomic data damps hopes for exten­ded series of rate cuts from Fed▸ S&P 500...

12 Nov 2025

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Bond giant Pimco is bet­ting on a fall in UK infla­tion that will, in turn, allow the Bank of Eng­...

11 Nov 2025

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▸ European defence stocks surge after Trump’s remarks on Ukraine war▸ Wall Street lower on Pow...

10 Nov 2025

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Amazon Fresh gro­cery stores are clos­ing in the UK after just four years, as the US tech giant’...

08 Nov 2025

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▸ US interest rate cut expect­a­tions push gold to another record high▸ Gilt yields fall as da...

07 Nov 2025

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Nvidia has announced plans to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI in return for a sig­ni­fic­ant stake ...

06 Nov 2025

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▸ Wall Street extends record-break­ing streak des­pite visa fears for Big Tech▸ Treas­ury bon...

05 Nov 2025

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Sir Keir Starmer is explor­ing pro­pos­als to abol­ish some visa fees for top global tal­ent at...

01 Nov 2025

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Nvidia has agreed to invest $5bn in its strug­gling rival Intel as part of a deal to develop chips ...

31 Oct 2025

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▸ Wall Street climbs after Fed makes first rate cut since last Decem­ber▸ Long-term Treas­ur­...

30 Oct 2025

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The Fed­eral Reserve yes­ter­day cut interest rates by a quarter point for the first time this ye...

29 Oct 2025

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▸ Ban on Chinese com­pan­ies buy­ing Nvidia AI chips pushes Wall Street lower▸ Euro slips aga...

28 Oct 2025

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US groups includ­ing Microsoft, Nvidia, Google and OpenAI have pledged to invest bil­lions of poun...

27 Oct 2025

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▸ Euro climbs to four-year high against dol­lar ahead of Fed rate decision▸ Treas­ury yields f...

24 Oct 2025

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Don­ald Trump has called for Amer­ican com­pan­ies to stop report­ing quarterly res­ults, as h...

23 Oct 2025

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▸ Tech sec­tor boosts stock mar­kets and Google par­ent hits $3tn valu­ation▸ Weaker US eco­...

23 Oct 2025

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The US Fed­eral Reserve is this week expec­ted to make its first interest rate cut this year, as i...

21 Oct 2025

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The US and UK are rush­ing to final­ise deals on nuc­lear react­ors, AI data centres and whisky ...

20 Oct 2025

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▸ Global gov­ern­ment bonds lose ground after four-week rally▸ Gold prices move higher to near...

19 Oct 2025

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Con­ser­vat­ive act­iv­ist Charlie Kirk hands out hats dur­ing an event at Utah Val­ley Uni­...

17 Oct 2025

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▸ Trader con­fid­ence over Fed rate cut pushes global stocks to all-time highs▸ Treas­ur­ies...

16 Oct 2025

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Larry Ellison, right, was pro­pelled past fel­low tech bil­lion­aire Elon Musk, left, yes­ter­...

15 Oct 2025

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▸ Oracle’s bumper earn­ings push Wall Street bench­marks to all-time peaks▸ Investors snap u...

14 Oct 2025

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The US added 911,000 fewer jobs than pre­vi­ously thought in the year to March, accord­ing to new...

13 Oct 2025

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▸ Wall Street stocks give up early gains after US jobs data revised lower▸ Dol­lar moves higher...

13 Oct 2025

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The US has informed coun­tries in Europe that it is step­ping back from joint efforts to com­bat ...

10 Oct 2025

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▸ US stocks climb as investors turn focus to pos­sible Fed rate cut▸ Europe-wide Stoxx 600 inde...

09 Oct 2025

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Tesla’s board has pro­posed a new pay pack­age for chief exec­ut­ive Elon Musk worth $1tn over...

08 Oct 2025

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▸ Wall Street slides on fears of a sus­tained eco­nomic slow­down▸ Dol­lar retreats while Tr...

07 Oct 2025

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Busi­nesses cut jobs at the quick­est rate for four years this sum­mer and repor­ted the worst e...

06 Oct 2025

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▸ Core gov­ern­ment bonds extend gains after soft US labour mar­ket data▸ Dol­lar advances, ...

05 Oct 2025

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Shares in Google par­ent Alpha­bet rose yes­ter­day after the tech giant avoided a court order r...

03 Oct 2025

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▸ Core gov­ern­ment bonds rally glob­ally after dis­ap­point­ing US eco­nomic data▸ UK gi...

02 Oct 2025

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Hedge fund bil­lion­aire Ray Dalio has warned that Don­ald Trump’s Amer­ica is drift­ing into...

01 Oct 2025

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The pound fell sharply yes­ter­day as long-term bor­row­ing costs in the UK reached their highes...

30 Sep 2025

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▸ Global stocks fall as gov­ern­ment bond sell-off spills into equit­ies trad­ing▸ World’s...

29 Sep 2025

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JPMor­gan Chase has hired a record num­ber of senior com­mer­cial and invest­ment bankers in th...

28 Sep 2025

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Shares in Bri­tain’s biggest banks tumbled yes­ter­day amid mount­ing fears that the chan­cel...

26 Sep 2025

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▸ Wall Street retreats after infla­tion data under­scores fears over interest rates▸ US gov­e...

25 Sep 2025

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Nigel Far­age has prom­ised the mass deport­a­tion of irreg­u­lar migrants and to take the UK ...

24 Sep 2025

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▸ Wall Street reacts in muted fash­ion after Trump threat to fire Fed’s Cook▸ Investors sell ...

23 Sep 2025

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Private equity firms are strug­gling to raise money des­pite offer­ing wide­spread entice­ments...

22 Sep 2025

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Former money man­ager and star stock­picker Neil Wood­ford urged the UK Fin­an­cial Con­duct A...

21 Sep 2025

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Jay Pow­ell has opened the door to a Fed­eral Reserve interest rate cut in Septem­ber, as the cen...

18 Sep 2025

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▸ Global stocks boos­ted by Fed chair Pow­ell’s remarks at cent­ral bank sum­mit▸ US gov­...

17 Sep 2025

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Insti­tu­tional investors should put more money into hedge funds to gen­er­ate poten­tially hig...

16 Sep 2025

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▸ Core gov­ern­ment bonds sell off as investors eye mon­et­ary policy clues▸ Wall Street ext...

15 Sep 2025

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Accel­er­at­ing UK infla­tion has left the gap with Euro­zone price growth at its widest in nea...

14 Sep 2025

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▸ Pro­spect of fur­ther rate cuts drags New Zea­l­and dol­lar lower▸ Eco­nom­ists note ‘...

11 Sep 2025

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▸ European equit­ies advance on signs of pro­gress for a Ukraine cease­fire▸ Weaker US tech­...

10 Sep 2025

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Don­ald Trump yes­ter­day said the US could play a role “by air” in a post­war secur­ity gu...

09 Sep 2025

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▸ US stocks slide and dol­lar rises ahead of Wyom­ing cent­ral bankers’ sum­mit▸ Brent cru...

08 Sep 2025

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han­cel­lor Rachel Reeves has ordered Treas­ury offi­cials to exam­ine reforms to prop­erty ta...

07 Sep 2025

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European lead­ers will today urge Don­ald Trump to spell out what secur­i...

04 Sep 2025

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The gap between US com­pan­ies’ bor­row­ing costs and US Treas­ury yields has shrunk to its s...

03 Sep 2025

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The Treas­ury is racing to find tax reforms to boost growth amid fears that at least £10bn could b...

02 Sep 2025

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▸ US stocks fall after sur­vey sug­gests con­sumers are nervous on infla­tion▸ Dol­lar decl...

01 Sep 2025

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Fears of a non-dom mass exodus from the UK have been allayed by ini­tial tax data that sug­gests t...

31 Aug 2025

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▸ Global bond yields climb after sur­prise jump in US whole­sale infla­tion▸ Wall Street drif...

28 Aug 2025

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Quantum com­puters hold the prom­ise of solv­ing prob­lems bey­ond today’s machines in fields...

27 Aug 2025

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▸ Global stocks extend rally after Amer­ican infla­tion data lifts sen­ti­ment▸ Latest read­...

26 Aug 2025

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OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Alt­man are set to back a start-up that aims to con­nect human brain...

25 Aug 2025

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▸ Wall Street climbs as US infla­tion comes in below ana­lyst expect­a­tions▸ Dol­lar slips...

24 Aug 2025

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US dol­lar rises in expect­a­tion of rel­at­ively benign infla­tion data▸ S&P 500 flat a...

21 Aug 2025

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Don­ald Trump has said he would con­sider let­ting Nvidia sell a more advanced AI chip to China, ...

20 Aug 2025

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White­hall rules demand­ing ‘sup­plier neut­ral’ brand­ing from bod­ies that win gov­ern­...

19 Aug 2025

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▸ Wall Street stocks buoyed by Trump nom­in­a­tion to vacancy at Fed▸ European defence stocks...

18 Aug 2025

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The Trump admin­is­tra­tion yes­ter­day moved to quell tur­moil in the US gold mar­...

18 Aug 2025

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The Trump admin­is­tra­tion yes­ter­day moved to quell tur­moil in the US gold mar­ket after ...

17 Aug 2025

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Don­ald Trump launched a new era of trade rivalry yes­ter­day, with a wave of tar­iffs tak­ing ...

14 Aug 2025

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▸ Wall Street boos­ted by strong earn­ings and Apple invest­ment announce­ment▸ Dol­lar sli...

13 Aug 2025

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Bur­ied in Don­ald Trump’s “big, beau­ti­ful bill” was a pro­vi­sion that will give tech...

12 Aug 2025

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Tesla’s board has approved the award of 96mn shares worth about $30bn to Elon Musk as part of a ne...

11 Aug 2025

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Amer­ica’s low­est-paid work­ers are suf­fer­ing a sharper slow­down in wage growth than the...

10 Aug 2025

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▸ Trump’s tar­iffs push global stocks lower as investors weigh impact▸ Dis­ap­point­i...

07 Aug 2025

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Microsoft hit $4tn in mar­ket cap­it­al­isa­tion yes­ter­day in a US tech share surge that al...

06 Aug 2025

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The Fed­eral Reserve held rates steady yes­ter­day des­pite pres­sure from Don­ald Trump and s...

05 Aug 2025

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Bank of Eng­land gov­ernor Andrew Bailey inter­vened to stop a meet­ing that chan­cel­lor Rach...

04 Aug 2025

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Ger­many and France yes­ter­day hit out at the EU’s long-awaited trade deal with the US, warn­...

03 Aug 2025

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The US and EU have struck a trade deal that would impose Amer­ican tar­iffs of 15 per cent on most...

31 Jul 2025

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Cap­ital gains tax changes back­fireEfforts to increase rev­en­ues from cap­ital gains tax...

30 Jul 2025

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Black­stone lauds restored ‘con­fid­ence’Black­stone pres­id­ent Jonathan Gray said Don­a...

29 Jul 2025

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India trade deal to deliver exports liftPrime Min­is­ter Sir Keir Starmer and India’s Prime Min­...

28 Jul 2025

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Recess averts Epstein voteHouse Speaker Mike John­son, centre, announces that the US House of Rep­...

27 Jul 2025

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Bes­sent calls for probe into ‘entire’ FedUS Treas­ury sec­ret­ary Scott Bes­sent has calle...

26 Jul 2025

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LSEG weighs 24-hour trad­ing in pur­suit of smart­phone gen­er­a­tion of investorsLon­don Sto...

25 Jul 2025

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Down­ing Street faces forced retreat in Apple encryp­tion battle with USThe UK is seek­ing a way ...

24 Jul 2025

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Dol­lar on track for first monthly gain this year as US eco­nomy shrugs off tar­iffsThe dol­lar ...

23 Jul 2025

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Payroll employ­ment in the UK fell for the fifth month in a row in June and wage growth slowed, in ...

22 Jul 2025

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The US Sen­ate has approved a $9bn pack­age of spend­ing cuts that will hit pub­lic broad­cast­...

21 Jul 2025

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The EU has rever­ted to offer­ing the US tit-for-tat tar­iff reduc­tions on ...