Theresa May sets out plans to get big business behind her Brexit strategy, toning down plans to put workers on company boards and promising to spend billions of pounds on science, technology and research.
LONDON BP has created a new executive committee to explore business in Iran which will exclude its American chief executive Bob Dudley in a bid to avoid potential violations of U.S. sanctions still in place.
LONDON Public expectations for inflation in Britain in one year's time have risen at their sharpest rate in more than five years following the sharp fall in sterling since June's Brexit vote, a quarterly survey published by Barclays showed on Monday.
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world.
SEOUL South Korea's opposition People's Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Democratic Party will review the conditions for impeachment, party spokesmen said on Monday.
PUKHRAYAN, India/NEW DELHI Indian rescuers on Monday called off a search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train after pulling more bodies from the wreckage, taking to at least 146 the number of passengers killed in the disaster.
BRUSSELS The European Union's competition chief said on Monday she did not see any concerns over a British assurance to Japanese carmaker Nissan related to Brexit, but that she was still waiting for details to have more clarity about the case.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GB 10YR |
+1.470
|
+0.012 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.275
|
-0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.034
|
+0.006 |
| Name | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | 1 | 0.8013 | 0.8490 |
| USD | 1.2480 | 1 | 1.0585 |
| EUR | 1.1769 | 0.9447 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,207.80
USD
|
-8.70
Exp: Nov2016
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| Copper |
2.51
USD
|
+0.05
Exp: Nov2016
|
| Brent Crude |
48.96
USD
|
+2.10
Exp: Nov2016
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