New UK lending scheme to be funded by BoE money creation – Bailey

[ad_1] Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga…

UK concerned by Iran actions, calls for de-escalation – May’s spokesman

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech at headquarters of Joint Forces Command in Northwood, London, Britain July 8, 2019. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters)…

EMERGING MARKETS-Asian shares prune losses after China stocks rebound, yuan lifts FX

[ad_1] * Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Foreign flows into Asian stocks tmsnrt.rs/3lKhL5I * Yuan jumps 0.4%, Chinese shares shed losses to stand 0.5% higher * Singapore dollar…

UK finance minister declines to estimate cost of new job support scheme

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new job support scheme announced on Thursday is very tricky to cost, finance minister Rishi Sunak said when asked to comment on an estimate of…

Brexit “trade talks are over”, UK PM Johnson’s spokesman says

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain October 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Talks to agree a Brexit trade deal with…

UPDATE 2-Euro zone bonds yields rise, Italy worse than its peers

[ad_1] * Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Recasts lede, updates prices) MILAN, April 9 (Reuters) – Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday, tracking moves in U.S.…

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks edge up after strong China manufacturing survey

[ad_1] By Paulina Duran, Alwyn Scott (China’s Caixin factory PMI hits best level in almost decade) * Australia shares hit four-week low ahead of policy rate * Dollar hits two-year…

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares squeeze out gains as economies look to reopen

[ad_1] By Tom Wilson, Swati Pandey * MSCI World Index gains 0.2% * European shares up 0.3%, FTSE up 1% * Brent crude up 5% * Dollar heads for two-week…

EXCERPTS-BOJ Governor Kuroda’s comments at news conference

[ad_1] Dec 18 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Friday unveiled a plan to probe more effective ways to achieve its 2% inflation target, following in the footsteps of…

Sterling extends gains vs dollar ahead of BoE meeting

[ad_1] * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Sterling extended gains against the dollar on Thursday,…