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Commodities
26 Jun
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Capital Economics sees limited upside for FTSE 100 in 2017 (and 2018)

The UK economy's performance will continue to exceed forecasts but multiple headwinds will just about brake any further gains in the FTSE 100 in 2017, analysts at one of the City's top research shops said.

23 Jun
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US oil rig count keeps climbing, Baker Hughes says

The number of oil rigs in operation in the US continued to climb last week, increasing by 11 to 758, according to the results of the most widely-followed survey tracking them.

23 Jun
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FX round-up: Sterling gains on dollar thanks to UK policy hawks coming to fore

Sterling managed Friday gains on the US dollar thanks to UK monetary policy hawks coming to the fore in recent days, but was otherwise down against a raft of commodity currencies.

23 Jun
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Price pressures grow in US in June, PMIs show

Private sector firms in the US continued to record a solid rate of expansion amid signs that economic growth might pick up again, the results of a widely-followed survey showed.

23 Jun
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Citizens from EU countries will be able to stay reiterates May

Prime Minister Theresa May defended her proposals regarding the future rights of EU citizens in the UK.

23 Jun
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US central bank should wait and see how economy plays out, Fed's Bullard says

The president of the Federal Reserve bank of St. Louis joined those rate-setters who preferred to defer the next interest rate hike.

23 Jun
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Commodities: Safe-haven gold likely to remain supported going forward

Gold is front and centre on traders' charts with some picking the safe-haven asset will remain supported going forward thanks to a platter of political risk in both UK and Washington, as well as the global oil glut.

23 Jun
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Donald Tusk says UK rights proposal 'below expectations'

European Council President Donald Tusk has said Theresa May’s offer to protect EU citizens’ rights post-Brexit is “below our expectations”.

23 Jun
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Sydney to erect barricades to prevent a likely vehicle attack

Sydney police said on Friday they will deploy concrete barricades in the city to prevent the risk of a vehicle attack by extremists.

23 Jun
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Saudis tell Qatar to shut down al-Jazeera as part of deal to end blockade

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states on Friday demanded the closure of broadcaster al-Jazeera, among other conditions, in return for the lifting of its trade and diplomatic sanctions.

23 Jun
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French GDP edges past forecasts in first quarter of 2017

A sharp pick-up in gross capital formation helped to offset a slowdown in household spending in France at the start of the year.

23 Jun
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Italian industrial orders slip in April

Italian industrial orders slipped in April, with demand from abroad weakest.

23 Jun
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Rio Tinto completes bond tender, redemption exercise

Rio Tinto said it had completed its bond tender and redemption exercises and had cut gross debt by a further $2. 5bn (£1. 97bn).

23 Jun
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Credit Suisse boosts 'Blue Sky' target price on meaner, leaner, fitter Shell

A "meaner, leaner and fitter" Royal Dutch Shell may emerge as soon as the outfit's second quarter results, with positive implications for its dividend, said analysts at Credit Suisse as they added the shares to their European Focus List.

23 Jun
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IHS Markit euro area composite PMI weakens in June

A key barometre of the euro area economy retreated, weighed down by weakness in services sector activity.

23 Jun
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Trump denies obstruction of justice, rejects tape claims

Donald Trump has strongly denied allegations that he has obstructed the FBI investigation into links between his campaign and Russia, and also said he does not have tapes of his conversations with former director of the agency, James Comey.