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...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...
...up +27.77 (+0.38%) at 7,314 CAC 40 up +13.20 (+0.25%) at 5,282 Dax up +52.21 (+0.41%) at 12,657 Currencies €/$ 1.17 (1.17) $/¥ 113.05 (112.81) £/$ 1.34 (1.34) €/£ 0.8769 (0.8772) Commodities ($) Brent...
...in Frankfurt 09.00: Italy July retail sales The markets at 07:48 Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -27.84 (-0.14%) at 19,358 Topix up +1.29 (+0.08%) at 1,592 Hang Seng down -144.14 (-0.52%) at 27,597 US markets...
...The economic calendar for Friday is as follows (all London times): 07.00: Finland Q2 gross domestic product 07.00: Czech Republic Q2 GDP (preliminary) 08.00: Poland August purchasing managers’ index 08.15...
...The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was flat in Asia trading. Oil prices were lower after the impact of Hurricane Irma was downgraded....
...The economic calendar leans heavily towards the state of Europe’s manufacturing and services sectors (all times London): 08.00: France manufacturing, services purchasing managers’ index 08.00: European...
...But this may all be overshadowed by the extent to which the world economy continues on a path of a synchronised slowdown and the impact from any worsening in trade relations between the United States and...
...at 5,235 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +13.80 (+1.04%) at 1,342 FTSE100 up +103.27 (+1.54%) at 6,814 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,394 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,374 Currencies €/$ 1.12...
...Card Factory, one of the better market debutantes of recent years, has lifted half-year profits before tax 7.3 per cent to £27.6m....
...(0.00%) at 3,985 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 9,269 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.10) $/¥ 101.87 (101.99) £/$ 1.33 (1.32) €/£ 0.8314 (0.833) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.59 at 47.75 Light Crude (...
...(+0.94%) at 17,829 Nasdaq up +73.40 (+1.45%) at 5,127 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +3.96 (+0.27%) at 1,488 FTSE100 up +0.71 (+0.01%) at 6,362 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,916 Dax unchanged 0.00...
...(0.00%) at 5,071 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +29.31 (+2.08%) at 1,441 FTSE100 up +129.76 (+2.16%) at 6,148 CAC 40 up +99.31 (+2.15%) at 4,724 Dax up +220.53 (+2.11%) at 10,690 Currencies €/$ 1.09...
...) at 1,365 FTSE100 down -172.87 (-2.83%) at 5,936 CAC 40 down -0.72 (-0.02%) at 4,428 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 9,571 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.11) $/¥ 120.01 (120.12) £/$ 1.53 (1.54) €/£ 0.7246 (0.7233...
...(+0.27%) at 10,255 Currencies €/$ 1.13 (1.13) $/¥ 120.84 (120.52) £/$ 1.55 (1.55) €/£ 0.7287 (0.7286) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.22 at 49.97 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.13 at 47.02 100 Oz...
...(-0.47%) at 5,083 Dax down -84.13 (-0.72%) at 11,521 Currencies €/$ 1.09 (1.09) $/¥ 124.00 (124.06) £/$ 1.56 (1.56) €/£ 0.7003 (0.7002) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.02 at 56.11 Light Crude...
...(FT) Naive, fleeced and bamboozled All words used to greet US secretary of state John Kerry when he tried to persuade a sceptical Congress to get behind the Iran nuclear deal....
...up +9.33 (+0.18%) at 5,068 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -13.69 (-0.88%) at 1,544 FTSE100 down -54.64 (-0.80%) at 6,805 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,921 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 11,197...
...Janet Yellen could give a telling speech later today on the state of the US economy and the likelihood of interest rate rises this year....
...-14.33 (-0.28%) at 5,137 Dax down -87.66 (-0.72%) at 12,036 Currencies €/$ 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...
...Gap shares advanced 1 per cent to $38.66 after the retailer announced late Monday that it would close about 175 of its namesake stores in North America in the next few years, while Under Armour shares rose...
...(FT) Markets data 05:23 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +39.31 (+0.19%) at 20,242 Topix down -2.90 (-0.18%) at 1,644 Hang Seng up +394.55 (+1.43%) at 27,918 US markets S&P 500: +0.23% at 2,131 DJIA up...
...(Bloomberg) In the news Baltimore riots The US state of Maryland declared a state of emergency and deployed national guard troops as rioters clashed with police in the city of Baltimore....
...(FT) Markets Data 05:11 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -27.00 (-0.14%) at 18,800 Topix up +1.33 (+0.09%) at 1,526 Hang Seng up +4.81 (+0.02%) at 24,892 US markets S&P 500 up +12.89 (+0.61%) at 2,117...
...United Continental closed down 2.49 per cent at $51.69, Delta fell nearly 2 per cent at $40.27, American Airlines nearly 3 per cent to $38.80 and Southwest saw shares fall 1.42 per cent to $32.62....
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