Brexit
FX round-up: Slide in UK consumer confidence knocks cable lower
Sterling fell on worse than expected UK consumer confidence data Friday morning, and -- even noting the more hawkish tones from Bank of England bosses -- was unable to recover.
London close: Utilities, banks, supermarkets drag FTSE 100 down
Stocks in London drifted to a mediocre close on Friday with utilities, banks and supermarkets combining to drag the FTSE 100 lower.
Commodities: Crude higher in technical bounce despite bearish market
Crude-oil futures headed mildly higher thanks to a technical bounce on Friday and amid a market overall bearish towards the price action of the black liquid.
London close: FTSE 100 lower as sterling gains on rate-hike expectations
London stocks got off to a positive start but a firming sterling on higher UK rate-rise expectations and ex-dividend companies ultimately turned the market south.
EU could be left with €20bn gap following Brexit
Brexit could lead to a €20bn deficit in the European Union’s annual budget, according to the commissioner in charge of the bloc’s finances.
Prime London areas face significant house price drops
Average prices in London's most luxurious districts continue to slip lower as increased economic and political uncertainty takes its toll, according to research from broker Savills.
Pound spikes as Carney signals hike in Bank Rate might be closer
The Monetary Policy Committee will need to tighten policy if the 'trade-off' facing policymakers continues to lessen, the Governor of the Bank of England said.
FX round-up: GBP ahead on BoE buffer call and SNP's stance on indyref#2
Sterling enjoyed a minor rise on Tuesday on the back of Bank of England requiring lenders to beef up their cash buffer in case of bad debts.
London close: Hike in banks' capital buffers hits shares
A stronger sterling weighed on the FTSE on Tuesday, as it emerged the Bank of England will force banks to further bolster their capital buffers to deal with bad debts .
Scotland's Sturgeon to make statement on 'indyref2'
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to make a statement later on Tuesday on the country's future in the wake of the June General Election which left the UK with a hung parliament.
FX round-up: Underwhelmed sterling limps higher as PM May inks DUP deal
Sterling limped a little higher against the dollar and euro as PM Theresa May's Tories finally inked some kind of government-forming deal with Northern Ireland's DUP.
London close: FTSE higher as PM fashions DUP deal from election flotsam
London shares closed higher after PM Theresa May crafted a confidence and supply deal with Northern Ireland's DUP from the flotsam and jetsam of her general election humiliation.
UK says resident EU citizens will need to apply for ID card after Brexit
The three million European Union citizens living in the UK will have to apply for an identity card to remain in the country after Brexit, according to proposals published by the Home Office on Monday.
Commodities: Crude casts off early gains to be firmly down this afternoon
Crude oil cast away its morning gains to be firmly south as bears again made their presence known in a market deeply uneasy about its chronic global supply overhang.
27 EU member states to vie for two London-based agencies
The EU have officially launched the competition between 27 member states to decide which will host the London based European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority.
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.
London close: FTSE labours through Friday as sterling gains on underwhelming dollar
Stocks in London laboured through Friday as sterling made gains against an underwhelming US dollar a day after PM Theresa May met with European leaders in Brussels.
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.
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.
Gap between home price growth in South and rest of UK to close, Hometrack says
Annual average UK city house price growth slowed in May, but increased during the last three months, the results of a survey showed.