Commodities
FX round-up: Sterling mixed, prone to volatility as PM May heads Brussels
Sterling had a mixed Thursday as PM Theresa May went to Brussels to unveil to European leaders her allegedly more generous plans for the rights of EU citizens in the UK.
London close: FTSE scrapes along as PM takes her Brexit show to Brussels
The FTSE scraped along to a lower close as PM Theresa May looked took her Brexit and hung-parliament show to Brussels.
Commodities: Crude gets a Thursday fillip higher, but downside risk remains
Prices of crude oil got a Thursday fillip higher as investors took some note of recent falls in US inventories, but nonetheless remain mindful of the black liquid's potential for further declines.
Trans-Siberian Gold inks second debt facility at reduced cost
Trans-Siberian Gold clinched a second debt facility at a reduced cost.
Prudent to wait until December to hike again, Fed's Harker says
In an interview with the Financial Times, the president of the Federal Reserve bank of Philadelphia, Patrick Harker, said it would be "prudent" for the US central bank to defer its next interest rate hike until December, instead of tightening at its September meeting.
Deutsche Bank cautious on EMEA miners, Rio Tinto still top-pick
Deutsche Bank reiterated a 'neutral' view on the European, Middle East & Asia mining sector, telling clients they were cautious given the modest deterioration seen in macro indicators for the sector.
Trump state visit to UK will go ahead, Boris Johnson says
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has said Donald Trump’s planned state visit to the UK will go ahead, despite its omission from the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday.
Trump floats idea of solar panels on Mexico border wall
US President Donald Trump has suggested the construction of a border wall with neighbours Mexico could be partly financed by attaching solar panels to its structure.