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...The rise in eurozone yields failed to bolster the euro, with the single currency flat against the dollar at $1.1942....
...In Europe, the pan-regional Stoxx 600 index ended 0.2 per cent higher, with both the Xetra Dax in Frankfurt and the FTSE 100 in London rising by the same amount....
...In the currency markets, the Swiss franc briefly fell below the SFr1.20 per euro level for the first time since the Swiss National Bank scrapped its ceiling on the currency in 2015....
...Fixed income and forex The dollar index — a measure of the greenback against a basket of peers — was flat, while the US currency was up 0.3 per cent against the yen at ¥113.78 but still some way short of...
...In currencies Mario Draghi’s comment yesterday that the eurozone still needs “an extraordinary amount of monetary support” have kept the euro under pressure in Asia on Tuesday....
...The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was 0.1 per cent weaker after strengthening 0.6 per cent in the previous session....
...Accordingly, we expect the MPC to raise Bank Rate to 1.00 per cent in May and then to 1.25 per cent in November....
...However, with the effect of currencies, discounting and acquisitions stripped out, underlying revenue growth came in at 2.2 per cent in the three months to December – below an average analyst forecast of...
...unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,632 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,775 Currencies €/$ 1.07 (1.07) $/¥ 114.31 (113.98) £/$ 1.27 (1.27) €/£ 0.8472 (0.845) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.15 at 53.78...
...In fact, some £15m of the uplift in adjusted profit before tax was down to “currency translation”, and Tate & Lyle estimates this will add £40m over the full year....
...Also, the company didn’t want the embarrassment of its price coming in at the bottom of the range – in front of all its peers. Enough to make one red in the face....
...“The biggest area of disagreement was the amount of slack in the US labour market....
...the amount they pay out to savers – fell to 1.35 per cent in the latest quarter from 1.61 per cent a year earlier....
...0.00 (0.00%) at 10,228 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.11) $/¥ 101.02 (101.20) £/$ 1.31 (1.31) €/£ 0.8483 (0.8487) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.51 at 43.78 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.44 at 41.49...
...Friday 21:00 BST....
...at 4,324 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 9,828 Currencies €/$ 1.15 (1.15) $/¥ 106.97 (107.00) £/$ 1.45 (1.45) €/£ 0.7905 (0.7925) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.74 at 45.36 Light Crude (Nymex) up...
...Tony Jiantong Xia, owner of the privateRecon Group, has agreed to buy Aston Villa for an undisclosed amount....
...1.28%) at 17,142 Nasdaq up +87.25 (+1.82%) at 4,870 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +19.66 (+1.40%) at 1,425 FTSE100 up +69.06 (+1.10%) at 6,339 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,675 Dax unchanged 0.00...
...In contrast, retail profits in the last quarter are flat at constant currencies and 6.6 per cent lower unadjusted at Kingfisher. The DIY chain warns that trading has been soft in France....
...down -122.04 (-2.40%) at 4,958 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -43.81 (-2.78%) at 1,530 FTSE100 down -133.22 (-1.97%) at 6,620 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,870 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 11,083...
...(0.00%) at 4,790 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,945 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.11) $/¥ 122.74 (122.49) £/$ 1.57 (1.57) €/£ 0.7086 (0.7086) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.81 at 62.78 Light Crude...
...our outstanding debts, or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would reduce the U.S. dollar amounts available to us....
...(0.00%) at 5,124 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 11,673 Currencies €/$ 1.08 (1.08) $/¥ 124.13 (124.12) £/$ 1.56 (1.56) €/£ 0.6942 (0.6935) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.15 at 56.95 Light Crude...
...The US currency flat against a basket of its major peers, but in sight of an 11-year high reached last week and up about 5 per cent since the start of the year....
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