ECONOMY

The growing popularity of mobile payments could increase the sense of cash becoming redundant.

The Shanghai Composite has gained some 42.63% this year while the Hang Seng has gained some 16.62%, driven by margin trade.

Group's summit at Russia's Ufa in July would launch bank along with currency reserve pool, according to Vladimir Putin.

Consumer confidence fell from +4 to +1.

One World Trade Center, the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere at 1,776 feet, is opening a new observatory to the public on 29 May.

Austrian National Bank also plans to move some gold to Switzerland.

Athens won't get any of the €7.2bn tranche of emergency cash unless it reforms.

FTSE 100 rose 0.11% overall today

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