LONDON, March 31 Reuters Britains financial regulator said on Wednesday that it is to consult on changes to its listing rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies SPACs, following a recommendation from a review commissioned by UK finance minister Rishi Sunak. The Financial Conduct Authority said it will consider introducing a minimum market capitalisation and a […]

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Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday as investors sold financial shares due to growing uncertainty over the fallout from the margin calls that brought down New Yorkbased hedge fund Archegos Capital. The Nikkei 225 Index ended 0.86 lower at 29,178.80, while the broader Topix dropped 1.21 to 1,954.00. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc fell 3.87. The […]

Indian shares fell on Wednesday, dragged by financial stocks, as rising U.S. Treasury yields renewed concerns of foreign fund outflows. The bluechip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.9 to 14,713 and the benchmark SP BSE Sensex dropped 1 to 49,631, as of 0511 GMT. The indexes had gained more than 2 in the previous session […]

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SYDNEY, March 31 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars steadied on Wednesday as upbeat economic news combined with rising bond yields to support the currencies in the face of broad U.S. dollar gains. The Aussie was holding at 0.7604, having recoiled from a peak of 0.7664 overnight. That left it uncomfortably close to the […]

ROME, March 30 Reuters The Italian economy could grow by around 4.25 this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, hiking its previous forecast of 3 made in January. The IMF said its new projection, made in a report following an annual visit to Italy, was dependent on COVID19 vaccinations being well advanced by […]

BERLIN, March 30 Reuters Higher energy prices and supply chain disruptions pushed Germanys annual consumer price inflation in March above the European Central Banks target of close to but below 2, Federal Statistics Office data showed on Tuesday. Consumer prices, harmonised to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union countries, rose by […]

LONDON, March 30 Reuters The pound strengthened against a weaker euro on Tuesday, but was flat against the dollar, as investors focused on the outlook for reopening the UK economy from its lockdown. Sterling has gained some 4.5 against the euro so far this year. Analysts say the move is largely due to the pace […]