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Oil prices above $50, buoyed by U.S. stock draw

22/06/2016(0)
Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Wednesday, with U.S. crude joining Brent above $50 a barrel after data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed a larger than ... Read More
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Pound Approaches 5-Month High as Odds Show U.K. to Remain in EU

22/06/2016(0)
Gauge of sterling heads for best week since October 2009 Pound’s two-week implied volatility falls from record high The pound approached a five-month high against the dollar as bookmakers’ ... Read More
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Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote

21/06/2016(0)
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in ... Read More
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Brexit fears wipe £100bn off FTSE 100 in four days

15/06/2016(0)
Sterling and shares have slid as the City reacts to polls showing the Leave on track to win next week’s referendum Brexit panic sends London shares sliding Britain’s stock ... Read More
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Dollar wallows near four-week lows as Yellen sounds cautious note

07/06/2016(0)
The dollar edged up but still wallowed close to four-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s remarks failed to toss a ... Read More
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Sterling slips as Brexit looms large again

11/05/2016(0)
Sterling slipped against the euro and dollar on Wednesday, with investors worried that the latest polls still show Britons who want to leave the European Union at a referendum ... Read More
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FTSE 100 in the red as mining shares slump

25/04/2016(0)
U.K. shares swung lower Monday, with mining shares struggling at the start of the new trading week. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.66%  fell 0.8% to 6,258.28. All sectors declined, led by the ... Read More
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Dollar rises as Brussels attacks weaken European currencies

23/03/2016(0)
Dollar rises as euro weakens; yen rises on risk aversion Sterling off 1 pct on fears of rising ‘Brexit’ possibility Dollar index extends rebound from five-month trough The dollar ... Read More
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Brexit could wipe 20% off sterling: HSBC

25/02/2016(0)
Separating from the European Union could trigger a 20 percent drop in sterling and shave 1.5 percentage points off the British economy, HSBC has warned. The doom-laden report released Wednesday ... Read More
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Pound Outlook Darkens on Brexit Referendum With BOE Stuck on Launchpad

30/12/2015(0)
Sterling will fall to $1.41 by September 2016, SocGen says Fragile global economy, ‘Brexit’ may keep BOE from liftoff The odds are stacking up against the pound for 2016. ... Read More
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