Euro zone economic sentiment jumps more than expected to a 10-year high (news: 28/09/17)

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• Euro zone economic sentiment jumps more than expected to a 10-year high

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment improved more than expected in September, reaching levels last seen in July 2007, with optimism rising in all sectors except financial services, data from the European Commission showed on Thursday.

• U.S. Q2 GDP Growth Revised Up More Than Expected

  Investing.com - Growth of the U.S. economy in the second quarter (Q2) was revised up more than expected on Thursday, boosting optimism over the health the of the U.S. economy, according to official data.

• Sterling slips as Carney says BoE cannot nullify Brexit hit

  LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling slipped to a two-week low on Thursday after the governor of the Bank of England said the central bank could not be expected to nullify the likely damage to the economy from Brexit.

• Bitcoin ‘More Than Just a Fad,’ Morgan Stanley CEO Says

  Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman takes a more measured view on the cryptocurrency than crosstown rival Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. head who earlier this month called it “a fraud” that’s in a speculative bubble worse than tulip bulbs.

• Trump White House Doubles Down on US Commitment to Blockchain

  The Trump administration is reaffirming its commitment to blockchain as a technology with the potential to improve U.S. government operations.

• Central bank purge deepens doubts over Russia's 'pocket bank' phenomenon

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The failure of two big Russian lenders within a month has cast doubt on how much longer a phenomenon of the post-Soviet financial system, the “pocket bank”, can last.