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...But they were all united in their burning desire to oust the military regime....
...in at least six countries, including by the United States Department of Justice, after the bank conceded €200bn in Russian and other money had flowed through its small Estonian branch....
...Some of the major tech stocks — including Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Google parent Alphabet — had been lagging in pre-market trade and held on to those losses after the opening bell....
...Japan’s Topix was picking up in afternoon trading, gaining 0.1 per cent. Currencies were stabilising after a drop in the US dollar....
...The dollar was edging higher in Asia Pacific trading amid a mixed performance by currencies in the region, with the yen the worst off....
...Today’s economic calendar is light(London times): 07.00: Germany factory orders 08.00: Turkey industrial production 08.30: UK Halifax house prices The markets at 07:42 Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +450.00...
...European markets Eurofirst 300 down -14.39 (-1.05%) at 1,360 FTSE100 down -81.75 (-1.19%) at 6,777 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,491 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,573 Currencies €/$ 1.12 (1.12...
...China’s currency, which has come under increased investor scrutiny in recent weeks, was allowed to strengthen as the People’s Bank of China set the reference rate for the renminbi 0.07 per cent stronger...
...On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 1.45 per cent to 2,073.07. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo lifted their respective lending rates on the increase....
...(FT) Naive, fleeced and bamboozled All words used to greet US secretary of state John Kerry when he tried to persuade a sceptical Congress to get behind the Iran nuclear deal....
...With income inequality securing growing political attention and Republicans reluctant to act, campaigners in the US have successfully turned to cities and states to push for a rise in minimum wages....
...A number of speakers at [a recent Boston Fed] conference highlighted that we don’t have that same structure in the United States....
...Net interest margin, the spread between the rate JPMorgan borrows and lends money, fell to a miserable 2.07 per cent as interest rates stayed stuck at historical lows....
...Yves Bouvier runs vast warehouses used to store valuables including art, fine wine and gold. His detention will increase pressure for regulation in the art market....
...Now it’s in talks with US broadcasters, including Fox and ABC, to launch a subscription streaming service. (FT) Valeant raises offer for Salix The race for pharma deals continues....
...It partners with Darpa, the Department of Defense’s engineering research wing, and Barack Obama dropped in on a branch in Pittsburgh to give a speech on the state of the economy. 09....
...The decision lifted independent oil producers, including those drilling in Eagle Ford and Bakken shale of Texas and North Dakota....
...Bank , the country’s second-largest lender, as a clearing bank in London for the Chinese currency....
...(Financial Times) StanChart’s NY woes continue: “This time, New York State’s financial regulator is preparing an action against the bank over breakdowns in a computer system that was supposed to detect...
...per cent within three years, in a move set to prompt a spate of divestments in state-backed entities that could raise more than $9bn....
...€/$ 1.39 (1.39) $/¥ 101.33 (101.42) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.07 at 106.86 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.17 at 99.53 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -1.90 at 1,357...
...“even state secrets.”"...
...(Reuters) Murdoch vs Tribune: He has taken to his Twitter feed to quash speculation (or: rail against regulation blocking his will) that News Corp is preparing a bid for Tribune newspapers including the...
...The nation will “seize the moment to roll out already-determined measures in expanding domestic demand and stabilizing growth,” the State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement last night after a meeting...
...“The state of Iraq is in imminent collapse,” said Faisal Istrabadi, Iraq’s former deputy ambassador to the UN....
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