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Commodities
27 Apr
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Shift in 'forward guidance' was not discussed on Thursday, ECB chief Draghi says

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi left the door open to further policy easing, sending the euro slightly lower, albeit while noting that the balance of risks had moved towards a "more balanced configuration".

27 Apr
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ECB policy decision - Analysts react

"In June we expect a change to a less dovish and more symmetric forward guidance that would open the door for depo rate hikes in 2018. In particular, we would expect modifications possibly to both the forward guidance on rates and on QE by removing the explicit reference in the statement to a scenario with lower rates and/or higher QE. " - Philippe Gudin, Antonio Garcia Pascual, Barclays Research.

27 Apr
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FX round-up: Sterling sails higher on UK retail data, ECB rate call

Sterling sailed higher on most key crosses Thursday as investors liked the currency after pleasing UK retail data, European Central Bank holding interest rates and last night's US tax-reform disappointment.

27 Apr
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London close: Resources weakness, US tax-reform hangover and ex-divs punish FTSE

Equities in London were punished lower on Thursday as pronounced weakness among mining and oil majors, a US tax-reform hangover, and a bundle of ex-dividend shares all told against the FTSE.

27 Apr
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Commodities: Crude futures slump on reports of two Libya oilfields resuming output

Crude-oil futures slumped more than 2% on Thursday afternoon as a report said two key oilfields in Libya have resumed pumping against a backdrop of rising US shale output and the now chronic global glut.

27 Apr
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Merkel warns UK not to approach Brexit talks with "illusions"

German chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that British people should not harbour "illusions" about the country's fate in the aftermath of Brexit.

27 Apr
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Sector movers: Oil majors act as drag on market as Brent futures slip

Oil stocks and Cyclicals weighed on the market as news flowed in that Libya's main oilfield, Sharara, with a production capacity of 300,000 barrels a day, had come back online after an armed group that was protesting by blocking its pipelines stopped doing so.

27 Apr
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US pending home sales drop less than expected in March

US pending home sales fell less than expected in March, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

27 Apr
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US initial jobless claims unexpectedly rise

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, according to data from the Labor Department.

27 Apr
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Brent futures drop after as Libya's Sharara oilfield comes back online

Crude oil futures dropped following a report that a key oilfield in Libya had restarted production.

27 Apr
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Orders for US durable goods edge past forecasts in April

Orders for goods made to last more than three years edged past forecasts on the back of stronger demand for military aircraft.

27 Apr
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Analysts divided on Trump tax cut proposals

Economists were optimistic that some form of tax relief would pass Congress in 2017, despite the lack of detail in the White House's proposals announced overnight.

27 Apr
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Trump backtracks on Nafta withdrawal vow in favour of renegotiation

US President Donald Trump has ruled out the departure of the country from the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite previously pledging to withdraw from the deal.

27 Apr
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ECB keeps all rates on hold, leaves door open to further easing

The European Central Bank kept all its policy interest rates unchanged, reiterating that rates might yet go lower still and that quantitative easing could be extended beyond the current scheduled end-date of December 2017, if necessary.

27 Apr
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Wealthy people should be ineligible for pensions, OECD says

State pensions in the UK should not be handed out to wealthy people in order to ensure that benefits for those on the lower end of the pay scale can be given out, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.

27 Apr
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German consumer confidence strengthens more than forecast in May

Germans were in more buoyant spirits in April amid significant increases in income expectations and for the economy with further improvement expected, the results of a widely-followed survey showed.

27 Apr
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Tourism boosts Spanish consumer prices for April

Spanish consumer prices rose past forecasts in April, pushed higher by tourism prices as a result of the Easter holidays and a higher cost of electricity versus a year ago.