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Directors dealings: Babcock chief, chairman buy on weakness
Babcock's boss and chairman both picked up shares in the company they lead at the start of the week.
Fed's Evans sounds dovish note
A top US central bank official sounded a relatively dovish note on Monday.
Bonds: Treasuries start week on a strong note, Bunds underperform
These were the movements in the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 37% (-4bp)UK: 1. 17% (-3bp)Germany: 0. 42% (-0bp)France: 0. 97% (-1bp)Spain: 2. 20% (-3bp)Italy: 2. 20% (-3bp)Portugal: 4. 08% (-6bp)Greece: 7. 26% (-15bp) Japan: 0. 06% (-1bp).
Europe close: Stocks end lower, but off worst levels
Europe' main indices traded lower on Monday as doubts over US president Donald Trump’s agenda crept in, sending the euro higher, despite an upbeat reading on German business confidence and positive news on the political front in the Eurozone's largest nation.
HSBC now sees three Fed hikes in 2017 and one more in 2018
Economists at HSBC raised their interest rate forecasts for the US, bringing them more in-line with the consensus view - up to a point.
Europe open: Stocks down as euro gains, oil slips
Stocks began the morning lower amid dour sentiment after the White House pulled its proposed bill on healthcare reform last Friday, raising concerns that other legislative initiatives on tax reform and infrastructure investment might encounter similar resistance.