Exchange-traded funds News
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Commodities: Increasing supply of oil weighs heavy on the market
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - An over supply of crude from Nigeria and Libya of approximately 1m barrels per day weighed heavily on the oil market on Friday with September contracts for both WTI crude and Brent crude down 2.28% and 2.29% respectively.
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FX round-up: Lack of data release makes way for indecisive Cable moves
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - On Friday sterling managed to recover most of its losses against the US dollar from prior session posting a morning high of 1.3020, only managing to touch psychological resistance of 1.3000 briefly.
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London close: FTSE profit taking kicks shares into red
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - UK stocks were lacklustre on Friday as oil and stocks plunged but investors mulled yet more waxing and waning of Brexit negotiations, proving that uncertainty is the only certainty surrounding the issue.
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FTSE 100 movers: Paddy Power leads Friday retreat
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was in the red on Friday, along with stock benchmarks in Europe and the US.
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Irish ambassador calls on UK to remain in Customs Union
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - Britain should remain in the EU Customs Union following Brexit in order to avoid problems with the Irish border, the country's ambassador to the UK said on Friday.
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FTSE 250 movers: Paysafe surges on deal news; Acacia slides
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 0.5% to 19,658.89 in afternoon trade.
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London midday: Stocks hug the flatline as investors mull borrowing figures
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London stocks continued to crawl slothlike along the flatline by midday on Friday as investors sifted through some corporate news, digested the latest government borrowing figures and a stronger pound offset gains for miners from improving commodities prices.
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US open: Wall Street slips amid weak tech earnings, downbeat GE
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - Wall Street was slightly lower in early trading following disappointing updates from Microsoft and Ebay, alongside weak guidance from industrial conglomerate GE.
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Earthquake strikes Greek island of Kos and coastal towns in Turkey
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - A powerful earthquake in the Aegean sea has wreaked havoc tourist hot-spots near the Greek island of Kos and off the coast of Turkey, leaving two dead and more than 200 injured.
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ExxonMobil fined $2m for violating Russia sanctions
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - US oil corporation ExxonMobil has been fined $2m by authorities in the country for the violation of sanctions handed out to Russia during Rex Tillerson's time as CEO.
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London open: Stocks little changed; Paysafe surges on deal news
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors sifted through some corporate news and awaited the release of borrowing figures.
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London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of net borrowing figures
Friday 21 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday on what is expected to be a fairly quiet day's trading.
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Commodities: Weaker dollar aids gold and silver buyers
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - A worse than expected Philly Fed index reading dealt a further blow to US dollar strength today, which has seen gradual weakness since the start of the year as measured by the dollar index (a broad measure of us dollar strength/weakness measured against a basket of currencies) which has seen a fall from 103.210 in January to 94.121 today (1700 BST).
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FX round-up: Positive retail sales figures fail to excite GBP traders
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - Figures released by the Office of National Statistics this morning showed an increase in month-on-month UK retail sales, with a print of 0.6% and year-on-year sales at 2.9%. Both figures beating market forecasts of 0.4% and 2.5%, respectively.
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Euro area consumer confidence dips in July
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - Consumer confidence in the single currency bloc slipped a tad, the European Union's executive arm said.
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London close: Stocks rise as pound retreats after ECB
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London stocks continued to push higher, underpinned by a weaker pound after rate-setters in Frankfurt in effect gave the 'green-light' to further strength in the euro and on the back of stronger than expected retail sales figures.
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Major dark web marketplaces shut down by US government
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - US security officials claimed a major victory on Thursday as two of the so-called dark web's largest marketplaces were shut down.
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FTSE 250 movers: Challenger banks up on CML mortgage data, silver hits Vedanta
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 extended its winning streak to four days on Thursday, led by retailers and mortgage lenders.
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FTSE 100 movers: Ashtead boosted by United Rentals; easyJet flies lower
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.7% to 7,482.18 as investors digested the latest data on UK retail sales.
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'We're not there yet, financing conditions favourable' ECB's Draghi says
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
(ShareCast News) - "We're not there yet", European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said in his press conference when asked whether monetary policy needed to remain as accommodative as it was.
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Philly Fed index falls more than estimated in July
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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US jobless claims drop more than expected
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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ECB keeps policy rates unchanged, as expected
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as retail sales impress, pound flounders
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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German factory gate inflation slows in June
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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Theresa May's new Brexit business council to meet
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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Morgan Stanley opts for Frankfurt as new post-Brexit hub
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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Trump attacks his own attorney general Sessions after recusal
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of retail sales, ECB
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of retail sales, ECB announcement
Thursday 20 Jul 2017
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FX round-up: Calm ahead of ECB, BoJ storm?
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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Commodities: WTI, NYMEX gasoline higher after DoE data
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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US oil inventories drop more than expected during latest week
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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London close: Stocks ride higher on Wall Street's coattails
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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Broker tips: Hunting, Royal Mail, AA
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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US housing starts rise more than expected in June
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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FTSE 250 movers: RPC surges on update but QinetiQ slumps
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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FTSE 100 movers: Ashtead gains on acquisition; Royal Mail gives back gains
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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London midday: Stocks pare gains but Reckitt rallies on McCormick deal
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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Euro area construction output falls in May
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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Ethereum co-founder says initial coin offerings are a "ticking time bomb"
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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Trump and Putin held undisclosed private meeting at G20
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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London open: Stocks edge higher as investors sift through corporate news
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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London pre-open: Stocks seen higher after Nasdaq, S&P close at records
Wednesday 19 Jul 2017
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London close: Lower than expected CPI buoys stocks
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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FTSE 250 movers: Carillion surges but Lancashire hit by CS note
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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US import prices dip in June
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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FTSE 100 movers: British land booms on buyback news; Experian out of favour
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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Frankfurt chosen as new Citigroup EU trading hub - report
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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FX round-up: Pound falls as inflation unexpectedly slows
Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
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