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Market Report
01 Mar
Bonds: Odds of March Fed hike jump and then fall back

These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.

28 Feb
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US close: Stocks end winning run as growth data disappoints

US stocks' dozen-day winning run came to an end on Tuesday after the latest reading on economic growth disappointed and as increased rate hike expectations lifted the dollar and Treasury yields.

28 Feb
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FX round-up: Sterling, dollar mixed ahead of Trump, Fed speeches

Sterling was lower on most key crosses Tuesday as markets took a cautious hue ahead of US President Donald Trump speaking before Congress, while in the UK yet another Tory icon questioned PM Theresa May's Brexit plans.

28 Feb
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Fed's Kaplan supports near-term rate hike

A top US rate-setter reiterated his support for a near-term interest rate hike, albeit without suggesting which specific date might be best.

28 Feb
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London close: FTSE mildly up amid transatlantic caution ahead of Trump speech

Equities in London turned a mildly positive performance ahead of US President Donald Trump's speech before Congress, while US Federal Reserve's interest rate stance was again in focus.

28 Feb
Centrica, oil & gas, Hummingbird rig
Europe close: Stocks slightly higher ahead of Trump speech

European stocks finished the session with slight gains ahead of an eagerly awaited speech from US president Donald Trump later in the day and as inspectors from Greece's lenders headed back towards Athens.

28 Feb
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St James's Place hikes dividend as NAV swells

Wealth management group St James’s Place hiked its total dividend 18% as it reported a strong rise in net asset value for 2016, while chief executive David Bellamy is set to retire at the end of the year.

28 Feb
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Philip Green stumps up cash to rescue BHS pension fund

Sir Philip Green has agreed to personally pay £363m to rescue the BHS pension scheme from the Pension Protection Fund.

28 Feb
Commodities: Crude lower, gold steady ahead of Trump's speech to Congress

Crude-oil futures slipped lower Tuesday as traders focused on Opec-led output cuts amid a global supply glut, and increasing production from the US, with safe-haven gold steady ahead of US President Donald Trump's speech before Congress.

28 Feb
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Sector movers: Meggitt paces gains in Aerospace and Defence

Cyclicals were firing on all cylinders on Tuesday on the back of a raft of results from an assortment of companies in the space, particularly in Aerospace.

28 Feb
Wednesday preview: Plenty of macro data to crunch

Looking forward to Wednesday, there are many data releases to keep macro watchers interested, while markets may well still be reacting to Donald Trumps much-trumpeted speech due later.

28 Feb
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US open: Stocks down as investors await Trump speech

US stocks were a little weaker on Tuesday as investors awaited a speech by President Donald Trump and digested a weaker-than-expected reading on economic growth.

28 Feb
Taylor Wimpey housing
Results round-up: Taylor Wimpey, St James’s Place, Fresnillo, Croda

As it posted largely pre-announced annual results, Taylor Wimpey said it had made a "very good" start to 2017 and suggested the UK housing market will remain supportive for its bumper dividend programme for some time.

28 Feb
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FTSE 250 movers: Meggitt surges on results; Go-Ahead tanks

London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 5% to 18,766. 85 in afternoon trade, buoyed by some encouraging corporate news.

28 Feb
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Boris Johnson chides former prime ministers in their criticism of Brexit

In an apparent response to two former Prime Ministers' rebuke of the government's approach to Brexit, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson warned against “people moaning and droning about the state of the world”.

28 Feb
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FTSE 100 movers: Miners hit by dollar strength; Babcock surges

London's FTSE 100 was up just 0. 1% to 7,260. 35 in afternoon trade, held back by weakness in the mining sector.

28 Feb
US consumer confidence unexpectedly improves in February

US consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in February, according to data from the Conference Board.

28 Feb
Chicago PMI rises more than expected in February

Economic activity in the Chicago area improved more than expected in February.

28 Feb
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US industrial recession over, Barclays says after US trade data

America's shortfall in trade on goods with the rest of the world increased in January as stronger consumption boosted purchases from overseas.

28 Feb
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Aviva to book £385m charge on Ogden discount rate change

Aviva said it expects to take an exceptional charge to its 2016 IFRS profit after tax of around £385m as a result of the government's cut to the discount rate on personal injury damages payouts.