MADRID, April 30 Reuters Spanish green energy group Ecoener said on Friday demand had been limited for its initial public offering and said it had agreed to sell its shares at the low end of a targeted range. In the first test of investor appetite for fresh shares in Madrid this year and a precursor […]

SHANGHAI, April 30 Reuters China stocks slipped on Friday, after the countrys factory activity growth slowed in April, with Shanghai shares set for weekly decline on worries over policy tightening and SinoU.S. tensions. The CSI300 index fell 0.3 to 5,150.71 by the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 to […]

LONDON, April 30 Reuters The pound slipped against the dollar and euro on Friday, as traders awaited the Bank of Englands policy meeting next week. Sterling fell by as much fell as 0.7, on course for its worst day in over a month, and by 1410 GMT was at 1.3853. The losses marked a retreat […]

SYDNEY, April 30 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars were poised for another week of gains on Friday, led by strength in commodity prices with iron ore rallying more than 30 in the past month and copper at decade highs. Prices of soft commodities and foods have also risen in recent days, particularly benefiting […]

TOKYO, April 30 Reuters Japanese shares fell on Friday as lacklustre earnings reports and profit forecasts from technology firms, and a spike in domestic infections of the novel coronavirus weighed on investor sentiment. The Nikkei 225 Index was down 0.46 at 28,920.24, as of 0200 GMT, while the broader Topix edged 0.07 lower to 1,907.67. […]

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LONDON, April 29 Reuters Switzerlands central bank is planning its first digital currency test with another country, one of its governing board members said on Thursday. Dozens of central banks around the world are looking to launch digital currencies in the coming years, but it will be vital that they can be exchanged and used […]

Powells speech yesterday and the FOMCs official postmeeting commentary suppressed speculations of early QE tapering and rate hikes. The Fed chairman focused on fragile economic recovery and reiterated the transitional nature of rising inflation based on a low base effect. The US dollar returned to moderate weakness on these statements. EURUSD went back above 1.21, […]

LONDON, April 29 Reuters The pound edged up slightly against the euro on Thursday but was broadly flat against the dollar, having been temporarily boosted overnight after the Feds dovish outlook prompted a weaker dollar. Sterling hit a nineday high of 1.3979 in Asian trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it was too early […]