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The EU sets out its stall for the next phase of Brexit talks – with a New Year’s Eve end date.

Are cryptocurrencies potentially useful portfolio diversifiers? In their November 2017 paper entitled “Exploring the Dynamic Relationships between Cryptocurrencies and Other Financial Assets”, Shaen Corbet, Andrew Meegan, Charles Larkin, Brian Lucey and Larisa Yarovaya apply a battery of tests to analyze relationships: (1) among three cryptocurrencies; and, (2) between the cryptocurrencies and conventional asset classes. They consider cryptocurrencies with market values More

Euro Climbs To 6-day High Of 1.1694 Against Swiss Franc

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UK pay growth is expected to increase next year on staff retention and recruitment, a monthly report from the Bank of England showed Wednesday.

According to Agents’ summary of business conditions, a significant number of contacts expected pay award…

The IMF has cut its UK economic growth forecast, blaming Brexit uncertainty.

The FTSE 100 .FTSE shed 0.1 percent in line with the pan-European STOXX 600’s . “How much higher can we go given that most of the gains seen this year have been predicated on there being some sort of fiscal stimulus or tax reform, which now looks like being delivered,” said CMC Markets chief …

In equities, NMC Health, a health care provider, was leading the decliners on London’s FTSE 100 Index, down by 2.2%, followed by property development company Barratt Developments, down by 1.1% and British American Tobacco, 0.8% lower. Lloyds Banking Group was down by 0.7%. On Frankfurt’s …

IMF: Brexit Presents Major Challenges To Financial Sector, Supervisors

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IMF: UK GDP To Grow About 1.5% In 2018

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Malta Nov Producer Prices Rise 0.01% On Month

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Malta Nov Producer Prices Up 4.1% On Year Vs. 3.78% In October

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Among equities, the FTSE 100 index was also pretty dull, just 8.5 points lower at 7,535, consolidating yesterday’s gains. Rebecca O’Keeffe, head of investment at interactive investor commented: “Global equity markets are struggling to find any significant direction or momentum as we approach …

The table shows the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares (excluding investment trusts) with the highest number of net buys (buys minus sells) among HL clients in from 3 January to 18 December 2017. These are provided for your interest, and aren’t a guide as to how you should invest. You should consider …

The FTSE 100 bulls failed to break above the 7562 resistance yesterday with a drop during the course of the session to the 7530 area. The main news yesterday was that the House passed the tax bill, though afterwards it came to light that it may need to be done again due to some ‘discrepancies’.

Attention is returning to the outlook for US inflation and the pace of Federal Reserve rate rises in 2018, as US tax cuts move nearer to the statute book and look priced into markets. Equities are slipping back after falls on Wall Street, bonds are ste…

The FTSE 100 made a quiet start ahead of a big news days, with the health of the UK economy front and centre. Traders were keeping their powder dry ahead of a London visit from International Monetary Fund supremo Christine Lagarde with index of blue-ch…

As the May 2018 implementation deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looms, many firms are still scrambling to prepare for the landmark legislation. Their obedience will likely come at a price, however, with new research touting an average £15 million price tag for a FTSE100 firm, …

(RTTNews.com) – U.K. shares were lackluster on Wednesday as the pound inched higher and investors awaited Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s speech to Parliament. The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 3 points at 7,540 in late opening deals after closing 0.1 percent higher in the previous …

The euro area current account surplus declined in October, figures from the European Central Bank showed Wednesday.

The current account surplus fell to a seasonally adjusted EUR 30.8 billion in October from EUR 39.2 billion in September.

The surpl…

The Swedish Krona spiked up against the euro in early European deals on Wednesday, as Sweden’s central bank decided to maintain its negative interest rate and to begin reinvesting next month the bonds that mature in 2019.

The Executive Board of the R…

LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Adrift After Hitting 6-week High, With IMF To Discuss View On U.K. Economy … On Tuesday, the index rose 0.1% (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-sticks-around-6-week-high-with-us-tax-vote-on-deck-2017-12-19) and marked…

How markets are moving: The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.08% was up 1 point at 7,545.46 after dipping into negative territory. The basic materials and health care groups were gaining the most, but consumer goods and utilities were among the sector that fell….

Sweden’s central bank decided to maintain its negative interest rate and to begin reinvesting next month the bonds that mature in 2019.

The Executive Board of the Riksbank voted to hold the repo rate at -0.50 percent, and to begin slowly raising the …

Although market conditions have remained bullish this year and growth stocks have done well, the wider market hasn’t really gone anywhere over the last nine months.
So I’ve been very encouraged that the SIF portfolio has continued to outperform during …

The FTSE 100 has dropped below 7535 yesterday evening, providing a greater possibility of further downside in the short term. Should the price break back above the 7564 mark, then this possibility would be largely negated. However, another move lower, and a break below yesterday’s low of 7527, …

Eurozone Oct Current Account Surplus EUR 30.8 Bln Vs. EUR 39.2 Bln In Sepember

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The U.S. dollar climbed against its most major counterparts in early European deals on Wednesday, as the Senate Republicans approved the the first major tax reform legislation in several decades, cutting tax rates for businesses and individuals.

The …

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Riksbank: Reinvestment Of Redemptions Brought Forward

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Riksbank’s Govt Bond Holdings To Rise Temporarily In 2018, Beginning Of 2019

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