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...In the US, there will be a rise in preventable maternal deaths in those states implementing more restrictive regulations....
...We should also note this guy, who’s doing his thing: A reminder that Donald Trump, who despite everything remains The Actual President of the United States, tweeted on April 2 that a deal to end the oil...
...Canada has agreed to join a US deal with Mexico to revamp the pact, ending months of uncertainty over trade in North America that had been hanging over the economies of all three countries...
...Regional currencies lost ground as the US dollar was firmer and oil edged lower....
...In July, US regulators announced that they were planning to reduce the level of nicotine in a pack of 20 to ‘non-addictive levels’....
...As a result, its first quarter performance was boosted by weaker sterling but it also achieved a 17 per cent increase in rental revenue with currency effects stripped out....
...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 index tracking the US currency against a basket of peers was flat at 93.515. Oil prices were pulling back from gains made in the previous session....
...The US dollar itself was relatively subdued. Measured against a basket of major global currencies, the US dollar index was up 0.1 per cent at 95.369....
...corporate America, and the tendency of the Vix to spike significantly in recent election cycles when party leadership in the White House has changed (1992, 2000, and 2008)”....
...The price of Brent crude, which in the previous session touched $47.17 a barrel, flirting with two month lows on global demand concerns, is currently up another 0.1 per cent to $48.85....
...up +17.95 (+0.10%) at 17,938 Nasdaq down -6.96 (-0.14%) at 4,962 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +16.06 (+1.19%) at 1,360 FTSE100 up +11.13 (+0.18%) at 6,285 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,476 Dax...
...Beyond the Square Mile Here’s a Brexit update from fastFT in Hong Kong on the markets’ state of play: Sterling – At $1.3305, the pound has gained 0.6 per cent from its levels in late US trade, and sits...
...Tipped for global greatness, it has opened stores in France and latterly in the US, where it occupies part of the famous Filene’s department store in Boston....
...Gold (Comex) down -1.10 at 1,135 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 2.32 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.17% UK 1.94% Germany 0.55% CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +0.28bps...
...China’s currency weakened against the dollar on Monday despite the sharpest rise in the daily renminbi fix in a decade....
...Thursday 17:00 GMT. European stocks strengthened following a mixed Asia performance, though the closure of US markets for Thanksgiving left volumes thin across the global session....
...It is not immediately obvious that there will be closer economic ties with the United States, although Trump may well aim for that....
...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...
...+1.28%) at 17,749 Nasdaq unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,071 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +29.31 (+2.08%) at 1,441 FTSE100 up +129.76 (+2.16%) at 6,148 CAC 40 up +99.31 (+2.15%) at 4,724 Dax up +220.53...
...Revenues at Microsoft were down 2 per cent to $21.7bn after adjusting for certain items and currency fluctuations, just ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts, with earnings up to 9 cents ahead of expectations...
...A group of US financial bureaucrats is having an internal meeting today. Apparently they’re debating some minor adjustment to monetary plumbing in the US....
...Diageo and United Utilities have both released trading updates. The drinks group warns that currencies will reduce operating profits in the current financial year by £150m....
...) at 17,231 Nasdaq up +18.78 (+0.38%) at 4,905 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +3.00 (+0.21%) at 1,438 FTSE100 down -25.71 (-0.40%) at 6,352 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,704 Dax unchanged 0.00 (...
...(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....
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