UK Stocks Decline as Homebuilders, Travel Shares Drag

Both FTSE 100 FTSE 250 fall 0.6 Homebuilders, travel shares drag London stocks 888 Holdings tanks after downbeat annual profit view Energy stocks gain on higher oil prices Sept 28 Reuters London stocks lagged on Thursday, dragged by declines in homebuilders, and travel and leisure stocks, though losses were limited by gains in the energy […]
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Dollar Shines as Oil Surge Spooks Investors

Oil leaps on tight supply Dollaryen close to testing 150 Evergrande shares suspended in Hong Kong SINGAPORE, Sept 28 Reuters Oil prices scaled oneyear highs on Thursday while world stocks eyed their longest losing streak in two years as worries deepened about persistently high interest rates, sending investors to shelter in the safety of a […]
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Australias Inflation Higher, U.S. Durable Good Orders Rise

PREVIOUS TRADING DAY EVENTS 27 Sep 2023 U.S. Durable Goods Orders reports show that orders rose in August due to an increase in machinery and other products with the rise in business spending on equipment. There is an apparent resilience in both business investment and the overall economy, despite the Federal Reserves aggressive monetary policy […]
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Bond Markets Brace as Oil Climbs Toward 100 a Barrel

World shares on 10day losing streak Bond market borrowing costs push higher after leap in oil Dollaryen close to testing 150 Evergrande shares suspended in Hong Kong LONDON, Sept 28 Reuters World stocks were on track for their longest losing streak in two years on Thursday as the sight of oil prices heading for 100 […]
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Gulf Shares Up in Early Trade on Stronger Oil Prices

Sept 28 Reuters Stock markets in the Gulf advanced in early trade on Thursday, as oil prices jumped amid tight global supplies and a drop in crude stocks in the United States. Oil prices a catalyst for Gulf39;s financial markets  scaled oneyear highs on Thursday, with a big drop in U.S. crude stocks stoking concern that […]
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Sizes of European Government Debt Trades Halve in 2023ICMA

Reuters Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe39;s government bond markets this year, trade body ICMA said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of declining liquidity as markets adjust to sharply tighter monetary policy. Government bonds, as the safest assets that underpin financial markets, are meant to be bought and […]
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UK HomeBuyer Demand Inches Up, Mortgage Rates Fall Zoopla

LONDON, Sept 28 Reuters More Britons made enquiries with estate agents about potential house purchases over the past four weeks as mortgage rates started to fall, breaking a downward trend which has been in place since April, property website Zoopla said on Thursday. Zoopla said the volume of viewing enquiries made for specific properties advertised […]
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French Govt Rams LongTerm Budget Bill Through Parliament

PARIS, Sept 28 Reuters The French government rammed a longterm public finance bill through parliament without a vote, in a bid to secure billions of euros of EU funding. Using the same 493 constitutional procedure that enabled it to adopt a disputed pension reform this spring, President Emmanuel Macron39;s minority government pushed through a bill […]
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