LONDON, June 6 Reuters The Bank of England allotted a record 19.096 billion pounds 24.40 billion in its weekly shortterm repo operation on Thursday, up from 17.186 billion pounds the week before. The sums allotted by the BoE have been steadily rising to hit successive records in recent weeks. The BoE uses the repos where […]

June 6 Reuters Trading platform Robinhood Markets said on Thursday it has agreed to buy cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for around 200 million in cash, speeding up a broader push into digital assets with its biggest ever deal. The 11year old trading app, popular among retail traders, has been looking to expand its product offerings to mature into a […]

DUBLIN, June 6 Reuters Activity in Ireland39;s services sector strengthened in May, helped by growth in new business, a survey showed on Thursday. The AIB SP Global Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI increased to 55.0 last month, its second highest level this year, from 53.3 in April. Rapid growth was seen in financial services as well […]

Ueda says 39;appropriate39; to taper bond buying in process of exit Ueda says BOJ will move 39;cautiously39; in gauging rate hike timing Nakamura warns of sluggish consumption, slowing global growth Adds must scrutinise smaller firms39; wage negotiation outcome June 6 Reuters Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank should reduce its huge […]

LONDON, June 6 Reuters British businesses39; expectations for wage growth over the coming year fell sharply last month, according to a Bank of England survey which may ease policymakers39; worries that it will be hard to keep inflation on target. Expectations for wage growth over the coming year in the BoE39;s Decision Maker Panel survey […]