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Tuesday preview: Inflation under spotlight as consumer feel squeeze
Inflation is the focus on Tuesday, which will shine a new spotlight on the squeeze being exerted on the UK consumer ahead of wage data the day after.
Commodities: Gold retreats from two-month highs as tensions calm
Monday saw gold selling off from recent highs as tensions between the US and North Korea seemed to simmer down over the weekend.
FX round-up: Moderate risk appetite returns as tensions simmer down
Some degree of risk appetite returned to the market on Monday following a weekend of no news is good news after three days of sabre rattling from the US and North Korea.
Europe close: Stocks bounce back as North Korea tensions abate
Equities on the Continent bounced back after China and the US agreed at the weekend on the need for a nuclear free Korean peninsula.
London close: UK and European bourses as geopolitical rhetoric dies down
London stocks staged a mini 'relief rally' on Monday as the sabre-rattling between USA and North Korea quietened ahead of what will be a busier week for European macroeconomic activity.
LightwaveRF takes a bite out of the Apple Home market
LightwaveRF, producers of smart home devices announced a new range of products compatible with Apple HomeKit Monday morning.
BP starts up another two major upstream projects
BP confirmed today the start up of another two of the seven upstream major projects which are planned to come on-line in 2017, Juniper in Trinidad and Persephone in Australia.
Morgan Stanley downgrades Experian to 'equal-weight'
Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of credit checking service outfit Experian from 'overweight' to 'equalweight' on Monday, stating that a rapid expansion in consumer credit over the last four years and increasingly watchful eye from regulatory bodies could represent a headwind to volume growth.
BP begins production from Juniper on schedule and under budget
BP Trinidad and Tobago reported first gas from the Juniper development, its first subsea field development in Trinidad, on-schedule and under budget.
Fishing Republic continues its angling in West England waters
Fishing tackle retail business, Fishing Republic has opened another 'destination' store. Located in Gloucester, the new store which opened over the weekend will expand the group's presence in the West England area.
FTSE 250 movers: Ladbrokes left out of rebound by downgrade
The FTSE 250 was boosted 0. 82% in afternoon trade on Friday as geopolitical tensions ebbed, with finance services firms and miners seeing the biggest gains at the beginning of the week in response.
Barclays announces closure of 54 UK branches
Barclays has announced that in a further effort to cut costs it will be closing around 54 branches before the end of the year, reducing much needed access to services for customers across the UK.
US open: Stocks bounce as geopolitical tensions ease
Wall Street's main market gauges were broadly higher following moves by the US and China at the weekend to calm the situation on the Korean peninsula.
FTSE 100 movers: Stocks boosted as geopolitical jitters settle
The FTSE 100 was 0. 89% higher at 7,361. 50 in afternoon trade on Monday as equities bounced back from a turbulent prior week, with travel company TUI leading the charge off the back of an upgrade from Credit Suisse.
South Korean president urges US to help stop war
South Korean President Moon Jae told his American allies there must be a diplomatic solution to the crisis with North Korea.
The bridge is over: London's Garden Bridge trust concedes defeat
The Garden Bridge Trust announced on Monday that it would be shutting down the project to build and run a proposed bridge over the Thames in central London.
HSBC raises target price on esure Group, reiterates 'buy'
Analysts at HSBC bumped up their target price on shares of esure Group, telling clients that at current levels the stock price was discounting a compound annual rate of growth in the insurer's earnings and premiums of just 1. 5% between 2016 and 2019.
Newfoundland and Labrador renews Nu-Oil and Gas PL2002-01 licence
Nu-Oil and Gas, an independent oil and gas company, received informal notification from the provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador that its application to renew onshore petroleum lease PL2002-01(A) had been approved.
Sirius Petroleum signs $10m offtake agreement with BP subsidiary
Sirius Petroleum has entered into a $10m revolving pre-payment facility and commercial offtake agreement relating to sales of crude oil from its Ororo field with BP subsidiary, BP Oil International.
Stronger Mexican sees debt balloon as it waits for payment from Televisa
Cable TV software provider, Mirada said it had seen an increase in business from its primary customer Televisa, but worries about the company's financial position caused share prices to drop as much as 35% Monday.