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The daily chart portrays the pair as neutral-biased, with momentum skewed to the upside, as depicted by the Relative Strength ...

Now several months on, there is reason for SME optimism. Business confidence is at a high, inflation inches closer to the ...

Following last week's Fed policy meeting and softer than expected U.S. jobs report, market expectations for two rate cuts this year increased, with expectations for a cut of at least 25 basis points ...

Unsurprisingly, London and south-east England remain the most expensive regions to buy in, at £539,336 and £384,972 ...

Lincolnshire Police said officers responded to reports of a man being hit with a metal pole on Roman Bank shortly after 22:00 ...

U.S. treasury yields saw a decline on Friday following the release of April’s jobs report, which revealed weaker than anticipated payrolls and an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate. This came ...

The programmability of digital currencies such as CBDCs can help to make regulatory compliance more efficient — but it also raises massive concerns.

The U.S. dollar slipped on Tuesday but strengthened against the Japanese yen as expectations of large interest rate differentials continued, even after new wa ...

Any hope of sustaining U.S. fiscal accounts at such stretched levels and keeping the fragile bond market equilibrium intact may have to hinge on avoiding any recession at all - a cycle-busting ...

Inflation is set to continuing falling and maybe, just maybe, the Bank of England might cut interest rates. Overall, as many ...