Yen Slips, Markets Brace for US Inflation Data

SINGAPORE, Aug 12 Reuters The yen extended its slow decline against the dollar in trading thinned by a Japanese holiday on Monday, with market participants still ambivalent about the odds of a deep Fed rate cut next month. The respite follows a tumultuous week that began with a massive selloff across currencies and stock markets, […]
Read More

FTSE 100 Rises amid Broad Gains; BT Group Outperforms

FTSE 100 up 0.7, FTSE 250 adds 0.3 Personal goods stocks lead gains BT Group jumps after India39;s Bharti to buyout top shareholder Aug 12 Reuters London stocks inched higher on Monday amid broad gains, after rounding off a turbulent week with declines, while resourceslinked stocks and strength in BT Group provided further support. The […]
Read More

Sterling Pauses as Traders await Key UK Economic Data

LONDON, Aug 12 Reuters Sterling firmed slightly on Monday after four straight weeks of declines versus the dollar, as traders looked ahead to a run of British economic data this week that could influence how quickly the Bank of England BoE cuts interest rates. The BoE cut rates for the first time since 2020 at the start […]
Read More