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FTSE Moves: London market jumps on strong trading from housebuilders

Home builder Persimmon posts robust results despite fears that sales would slow after the Brexit vote.

Asian markets mixed as oil prices retreat from two-month highs ahead of US Fed meeting

Most Asian stock markets trade higher following China’s GDP reports

Investors expect Yellen to give a hint about the timeline of the next rate increase in her speech.

Commodities Round-up: Oil, gold futures falter on profit-taking

Oil and precious metal futures retreat from previously high levels as traders look to cash in on price uptick

FX Focus: Pound posts small gains against euro and dollar

Dollar gains ground against yen as investors await Friday's speech from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen.

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FX Focus: Sterling drops after public borrowing figures fall short of forecast

Dollar gains against most currencies, despite more mixed messages from Federal Reserve officials.

Most Asian stock markets gain as oil prices near eight-week highs

Investors are now said to be looking forward to clarity from US Fed chairperson Janet Yellen on interest rate increase.

FX Focus: Pound hits two-week high after retail sales shrug off Brexit concerns

Dollar edges lower after Federal Reserve minutes show US policymakers remain divided over timing of next rate hike.

FTSE Moves: Footsie rises after UK high street sales smash forecasts

Top flight shares move higher after shoppers shrugged of Brexit fears in July.

Commodities Round-up: Oil on the brink of technical bull market as Brent nears $50/bbl

Brent up by almost 20% on its previous low which is close to the common definition of technical bull run.

Asian indices trade mixed as US Federal Reserve remains undecided on the timing of the next rate increase

Asian indices trade mixed as US Fed remains undecided on timing of next rate increase

US Fed officials split on the timing of future rate increase.

Commodities Round-up: Gold gets pummelling ahead of US Federal Reserve minutes release

Precious metals retreated before the release of the US central bank's minutes of its latest monetary policy meeting.

FX Focus: Pound falls again as boost from strong unemployment figures peters out

Dollar gains ground against yen as investors await release of minutes from latest Fed meeting.

FTSE Moves: Top flight stocks fall as Admiral warns of Brexit fears

Traders were also unimpressed by a fall in the UK jobless count

Most Asian markets gain despite New York Fed President warning that the US central bank could raise interest rates in September

Most Asian markets rise as Shanghai Composite dips

New York Fed President William Dudley says the US central bank could raise interest rates as early as September.

Commodities Round-up: Oil futures extend gains as hedge funds increase bets on price uptick

Market chatter of a production freeze supports oil prices while precious metals rise on a weaker dollar.

FX Focus: Pound hits new three-year low against the euro despite rising inflation

Inflation edges higher to 0.6% in July but remains long way short of Bank of England's 2% target.

London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Borse merger to result in redundancies of 1,250 employees

FTSE Moves: Top flight shares fall after inflation rises post-Brexit

Traders wade through data showing cost of living rose to 20-month high following the EU referendum.

Most Asian stock markets close in the red despite an increase in oil prices

Most Asian stock markets close in the red despite increase in oil prices

Japan's Nikkei sees the sharpest fall following increase in the value of yen.

Commodities Round-up: Oil spikes to three-week high on production freeze speculation

Saudi willingness to discuss an oil production freeze continues to support oil prices.

FX focus: Pound hits three-year low against the euro

Pound falls below $1.29 mark for the first time in a month overnight as post-BoE's slide continues.

FTSE Moves: Oil stocks push blue chips to fresh 14-month high

Oil drives top flight stocks, while in the second tier William Hill rejects £3.2bn takeover offer.

Asian markets rise as Japan posts anaemic growth

Gross domestic product was unchanged in the April to June period compared to the preceding 3 months.

Commodities Round-up: Saudi call for stability calms oil futures market

Reiteration of market stability call by Saudi Arabia helps support crude, gold spikes again.

Bank of England's interest rate cut triggers rush for gold

The UK central bank's decision to cut interest rates to 0.25% has triggered an uptick in demand for gold.

FX Focus: Pound is worst-performing currency of 2016 after second weekly decline

Pound heads for second week of decline as it falls below $1.30 level for first time since July.

FTSE moves: Rising oil price boosts stocks to 14-month high

Market ends week in upbeat mood as crude prices lift heavyweight oil stocks.

Asian stock markets trade higher despite disappointing Chinese data

China's fixed-asset investment in the year to July grew at the slowest rate in more than 16 years.

Commodities Round-up: Oil futures stabilise following IEA report in favour of market rebalancing

Crude futures enter steady mode but precious metals lose shine on stronger dollar.

FTSE Moves: London market slips as heavyweight firms trade ex-dividend

Top flight investors sold off shares in firms announcing the cut-off date for their next dividend payout.

FX Focus: Sterling unable to snap losses as it falls below $1.29 mark

New Zealand dollar declines after Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts interest rates for second time this year.

Asian markets mixed as oil prices decline

Singapore has reduced its 2016 economic growth forecast amid Brexit and weakening global demand.

Commodities Round-up: Gold rallies but oil futures stutter as production freeze rumours fade

Weaker dollar supports gold rally but oil futures slide.

FX Focus: Pound gains ground on the dollar after disappointing US data

New Zealand dollar surges against major peers ahead of expected 25 basis points rate cut.

FTSE Moves: Footsie slips as Bank of England bond buying programme falls short

Fears spread among traders as Bank's quantitative easing programme hits a snag.

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