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Drinks maker DGE gains most on 100

European equities markets were lower Thursday after new data from the United States Labor Department revealed that unemployment was up again there in June and on a separate report that said Eurozone... [Read more]

Forex News

Pound gains on euro

The pound advanced versus the euro Thursday, trading at 85.43p to the shared currency at around 2:30 p.m. in New York, but dropped versus the US dollar at the same time as the greenback traded at $1.641... [Read more]

More Equities Headlines:

• Miners VED, HOC lead 100, 250
• DNX up, MRS down in mixed London oil sector
• LLOY, BARC lead London banks higher
• BT Group adds 8 percent
• LLOY up 2.3 percent on losing day for banks, markets

More Forex Headlines:

• USD gains on Aussie
• USD weakens versus euro, yen
• Growth prediction hurts pound
• Pound stronger; USD weakens again
• Pound stronger on RICS data

Commodities News

Employment reports hurt commodities prices

Oil prices were significantly lower on Thursday as investors were bothered by disappointing employment data from the US and the Eurozone, as the Eurozone’s May unemployment rate and the rate in the... [Read more]

Bonds News

The pound continues to fall as the BoE buys gilts

Quantitative easing as a new policy took its first steps yesterday as many investors looked to sell government bonds to the Bank of England. In an unprecedented response the Bank of England had planned... [Read more]

More Commodities Headlines:

• Crude down; metals up; grains mixed
• Most commodities prices down on stronger dollar
• Crude oil gains on Nigeria attack, China hopes
• Volatile crude prices in New York
• Crude prices fall as metals, grains follow lower

More Bonds Headlines:

• Pakistan credit rating is cut
• Bonds rise following interest rate freezes.
• War Chest Of Assets To Be Built By Spain
• Euro sees gains on German investor confidence
• US bond yields higher on unemployment data