ECONOMY

The BBA says that mortgage approvals rose by 7% in April.

The Fed Reserve Bank of San Francisco president says rate increase is on the table at every meeting.

GBP/USD is down 3.4% from the six-month high hit on 14 May.

UK property prices have risen sharply since the Conservative election victory.

The rupee has fallen more than 4% over the past three months.

The ONS announces GDP grew by 0.3% but the Bank of England expects a revised estimate.

MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator, gauge of current sentiment among BSE listed companies, fell by 2.5% to 62.3 in May from 63.9 in April.

Southwark Crown Court hears Barclays, Lloyds and BNP Paribas also copied in on emails.

Buoyed by success of 2014 World Cup, Fifa generated record $2bn in revenue in 2014.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) sees A share turnover hit CN¥1.2tn ($193.52bn), a record high, on 28 May's selloff.

Total car manufacturing fell by 3.8% in April.

The average woman will have to wait until they are almost 70 to earn £1m.

Growth rate forecast to rebound on election spending and low oil prices.

FTSE 100 rose by 1.24%, climbing after the Queen's speech

A decisive break of 124.75 will take USD/JPY through 135.05, the 2002 record.

Nikkei strikes a fresh 15-year high and the benchmark index has gained some 17.3% so far this year.

Pound sterling has hit its highest level against other major world currencies for over seven years.

Japanese nuclear regulator clears the first reactors at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai plant, after safety checks.

Euro has broken key support, opening doors to new multi-year lows.

Data thieves use taxpayers' personal information to access the system as it was designed to be used, says the IRS.

British consumers are feeling positive

Analysts gave mining company Fresnillo a 'hold' rating, causing the Mexican company to lead the fallers with a 3.54% decrease to 736p.

Conference Board announced a slight rise in confidence after steep decline in April

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will review its monetary policy on 2 June, when it could lower rates further

IMF says appreciation over past year has normalised exchange rate of yuan.

Chinese billionaire Pan Sutong's Goldin Properties Holdings rockets 44.09% in Hong Kong trade.

China calls on private investors to help fund, build and operate 1,043 proposed public-private partnerships (PPP).

Markets in Tokyo and Shanghai strike fresh multi-year highs amid thin-Asian trade.

Ukraine, battling separatists and bondholders, has also been hit by the oil rout and international sanctions on Russia.