Financial news: banks, currency
GBP Steady near Multi-Month Highs, BoE Caution Still Top of Mind
The U.S. dollar was on the back foot on Wednesday and set for its biggest yearly fall since 2017, possibly with more to come, as investors wagered...
The FTSE 100 edged lower on Wednesday, with homebuilder gains countered by declines in healthcare amid a truncated Christmas Eve session. The...
Gold surged past $4,500-an-ounce for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also hit record highs, as investors piled into precious...
Vietnam's stock market recorded its highest opening on Wednesday, briefly extending this week's rally, with investors buoyed by signs...
The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday in a holiday-shortened week, weighed down by expectations of more rate cuts next year, though it trimmed losses...
Gold touched a record high on Tuesday, just shy of breaching the $4,500 per-ounce threshold, as a weaker dollar and persistent geopolitical...
The rupee ended flat on Tuesday, hemmed in by persistent dollar demand from local corporates and the non-deliverable forwards market, which...
The pound rose on Monday, building on gains made last week after the Bank of England delivered a widely expected rate cut, but suggested that the...
UK stocks edged lower on Monday after three straight days of gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week, as the latest data confirmed...
The Indian rupee fell on Monday, snapping a three-session winning streak as dollar demand from local firms and the non-deliverable forwards market...
European shares traded slightly lower on Monday as technology and commodity stocks offset declines elsewhere, while investors opened a...
The yen languished near record lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Monday as the lack of hawkish signals from the Bank of...
Gold jumped past the $4,400-per-ounce level for the first time on Monday, riding on growing expectations of further U.S. rate cuts and strong...
The South African rand gained against the U.S. dollar on Monday as prices of precious metals, a key export, rose on global markets. The rand...
European shares were largely muted on Friday, as losses in tech and consumer stocks were offset by gains in banks, but were set to end a week...
The yen weakened in volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike, while its governor offered few...
The British pound reversed an earlier fall and gilt yields turned higher even though the Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday, as...
London stocks extended gains on Thursday, as investors anticipated a Bank of England interest rate cut later in the day amid a sharp slowdown in...
Sterling was set for its biggest one-day drop in weeks on Wednesday as investors added to bets that the Bank of England will cut rates on Thursday...
Silver surged past $65 an ounce to record highs on Wednesday, while gold advanced after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data signalled a cooling...
Sterling fell on Wednesday after British inflation unexpectedly fell sharply, a day before the Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest...
The Indian rupee soared on Wednesday to post its best one-day gain in two months as heavy-handed intervention by the Reserve Bank of India halted...
No currency has been hit harder by U.S. tariffs than India's rupee - and there may yet be more downside as investors pull out of the country...
Sterling rose against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday after recent losses, as UK data left expectations for a Bank of England rate cut unchanged...
London's FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, weighed by losses in energy and defence stocks, while investors assessed fresh jobs data that reinforced...
Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, as investors turned cautious ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data, which could provide cues for Federal...
Gold climbed 1% on Monday to hover near a seven-week high, supported by a weaker dollar, expectations of interest rate cuts and safe-haven buying...
The pound held steady on Monday ahead of a string of UK data that could help cement expectations for a Bank of England rate cut later in the...
Copper prices rose on Monday as some traders rolled forward positions ahead of a contract expiry this week, helping the market to set aside weak...
UK stocks edged higher on Monday, starting the week on a positive note, with markets having almost fully priced in an interest rate cut by the Bank...
Trading in the Hungarian forint, long a niche emerging market currency, has more than doubled since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in...
European shares edged higher on Monday, kicking off a week packed with central bank decisions and delayed U.S. economic data on a positive note, as...
Silver prices fell more than 3% on Friday after hitting an all-time high earlier in the session, as profit-taking set in, while gold eased from a...
The main UK stock indexes rose on Friday, with a gauge of precious metal miners jumping to a record high following a stunning rally in gold and...
Gold prices rose 1% to a seven-week high on Friday, bolstered by a soft dollar, expectations of interest rate cuts and safe-haven demand prompted...
The Indian rupee ended little changed after hitting a record low on Friday but notched its second weekly fall in a row as investors continued to...
The dollar steadied on Friday but was still set for its third straight weekly drop, hurt by the prospect of rate cuts next year, while sterling was...
World stocks stalled on Thursday as cloud computing giant Oracle sounded a warning for AI profitability, while bonds were firm and the dollar...
Gold edged lower on Thursday, as traders weighed the U.S. Federal Reserve's divided vote on a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut, while...
SAP falls after U.S. peer Oracle's forecast Schneider Electric up after share buyback, profit boost plans Naturgy slips after BlackRock cuts...
The dollar found some support on Thursday from a broad risk-off mood in markets, but failed to recoup most of its losses after the Federal Reserve...
European shares ended flat on Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision,...
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