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...In the US, there will be a rise in preventable maternal deaths in those states implementing more restrictive regulations....
...in Latin America....
...Demand for ballistic flares and fighter jet gauges looks to be unaffected by plague, with revenue up 46 per cent and 24 per cent respectively on a constant currency basis....
...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...
...The administration could impose a global quota at 63 per cent of 2017 imports, a global tariff of 24 per cent, or a targeted tariff of 53 per cent on a short list of countries: Brazil, South Korea, Russia...
...But reaction to news of a delay to a vote on the measures in the Senate remains sanguine, and the index tracking the world’s currency is down 0.2 per cent at 92.852....
...Regional currencies lost ground as the US dollar was firmer and oil edged lower....
...Ocado has been increasing the grocery picking capacity at its state-of-the-art customer fulfilment centre in Andover, and has increased the number of orders processed there by 50 per cent in 14 weeks....
...The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was flat in Asia trading. Oil prices were lower after the impact of Hurricane Irma was downgraded....
...in the southern states....
...It is not immediately obvious that there will be closer economic ties with the United States, although Trump may well aim for that....
...This recorded a 5 per cent increase in operating profits at constant currencies....
...-14.33 (-0.28%) at 5,137 Dax down -87.66 (-0.72%) at 12,036 Currencies €/$ 1.08 (1.08) $/¥ 120.18 (120.12) £/$ 1.49 (1.49) €/£ 0.7242 (0.7249) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.54 at 56.09 Light...
...Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 2.72 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.40% UK 2.08% Germany 0.85% CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +0.15bps at 24.9bp Markit iTraxx Europe...
...(Aeon) In drug abuse, women at greater risk As opiate abuse swells in the United States, women are particularly at risk....
...(FT) Markets Data 05:24 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -7.94 (-0.04%) at 19,706 Topix up +2.76 (+0.17%) at 1,590 Hang Seng up +98.63 (+0.40%) at 24,498 US markets S&P 500 down -12.92 (-0.61%) at 2,092...
...(FT) In the news US reconsiders supporting Israel at UN Benjamin Netanyahubacktracked on his earlier rejection of a Palestinian state, but the White House is still rethinking the support it gives Israel...
...(WSJ$, FT) The macroeconomic version of #thedress It’s a chart showing inflation in the UK, eurozone and US....
...Prices: Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +146.63 (+0.75%) at 19,787 Topix up +9.33 (+0.59%) at 1,588 Hang Seng up +742.40 (+2.94%) at 26,018 US markets S&P 500 down -4.29 (-0.21%) at 2,076 DJIA down -5.43 (...
...In June, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noted that the average amount of an auto loan was greater than the value of the car during the fourth quarter of 2013, as lenders bundled the costs...
...(Bloomberg) OVERNIGHT MARKETS Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +33.09 (+0.21%) at 15,651 Topix up +2.20 (+0.17%) at 1,293 Hang Seng up +185.16 (+0.75%) at 24,826 ASX 200 up +35.06 (+0.63%) at 5,624 US markets...
...Other companies involved in the mooted chat function include JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Bank of America, these people said....
...(Financial Times) Berlin has terminated a contract with Verizon over US spying fears in the first sign of serious commercial repercussions in Europe from the Snowden revelations of mass US government spying...
...“The state of Iraq is in imminent collapse,” said Faisal Istrabadi, Iraq’s former deputy ambassador to the UN....
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