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...James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed, voted in favour of a half-point rise at yesterday’s meeting....
...James Kynge: Beijing is engaged in a highly delicate exercise, writes our global China editor....
...The day ahead Housing data Standard & Poor’s releases the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for April as Federal Reserve officials begin to worry about the housing market....
...Global China editor James Kynge and commentator Martin Sandbu discuss the prospects in our new video....
...Additional reporting by James Politi in Washington...
...James Connor joins the firm from Simpson Thacher while Daniel Wayte arrives from Milbank....
...In contrast, future entitlements to state pension following Brexit face far greater uncertainty, Ms Connor says....
...She was made a life peer in 1991, and sat in the House of Lords as Baroness James of Holland Park....
...The S&P 500 rose 0.1 per cent to 1,974.62. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1 per cent upwards to 16,976.24 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.02 per cent to 4,457.73....
...Additional reporting by Sarah O’Connor ——————————————- Letter in response to this report: A suggestion for Marks and Sparks / From Mr James Craigen...
...The FTSE Eurofirst 300 has opened flat, though according to futures trading Wall Street’s S&P 500 will add 3 points to 1,422 at the starting bell....
...No word yet on a rumoured Starbucks deal… 13.00 The FT’s Sarah O’Connor, economics correspondent, has filed our first lead story since Osborne started speaking: Osborne slashes growth forecasts....
...The spread was at 113 basis points at 2:38 p.m. London time, from 71.5 basis points at the end of September....
...Kava Lorin P. Radtke Frederick Towfigh Denis P. Coleman III Dimitrios Kavvathas Richard M. Ramsden Greg A. Tusar Kevin P. Connors Larry M. Kellerman Michael J. Richman Andrea A. Vittorelli James V....
...James P. Esposito, head of US investment grade bond syndication. Carl Faker Douglas L. Feagin Luca D. Ferrari, investment banking, telecommunications. Mark B....
...James P. Esposito, head of US investment grade bond syndication. Carl Faker Douglas L. Feagin, financial industries group investment banking, Hong Kong Luca D....
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...Rubin, Member, Office of the Chairman, Citigroup Kevin P....
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