Currencies
FX round-up: Corbyn manifesto against moral corruption boosts pound
Talk that Labour might push for personal income tax hikes in the upcoming general elections and combative language from Jeremy Corbyn gave the pound a fillip.
Manufacturing activity in US mid-Atlantic region slips in April
Factory activity in the US mid-Atlantic region cooled in April alongside a decrease in price pressures.
Initial weekly US jobless claims edged past forecasts
US jobless claims rose last week, edging past economists forecasts, even as a key measure of labour market slack fell to its lowest level since the turn of the century.
Emirates to cut US routes after Trump travel restrictions
Middle Eastern airline Emirates is to cut its flight routes to the US, citing concerns over restrictions brought in by Donald Trump’s administration related to visa programmes and electronics.
Rex Tillerson accuses Iran of 'alarming provocations'
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned that "alarming provocations" from Iran could destabilise other states in the Middle East, and made a comparison between it and the isolated North Korea regime.