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RBS likely to miss 2017 deadline for Williams & Glyn sale
Royal Bank of Scotland has warned that it is likely to miss the 2017 deadline to spin off its Williams & Glyn subsidiary, laying the bank open to a "significantly greater" financial impact than hoped, including further delaying the resumption of dividends.
Fed stays put on interest rates
US central bankers chose to stay put on policy at Wednesday´s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
Lack of agreement between producers at Doha sends oil futures sharply lower
The world's largest crude oil producers failed to reach an agreement to freeze their levels of production at January's levels, as Saudi Arabia insisted that Iran - who was absent from the talks - needed to contribute to any deal.
MPC votes 9-0 to keep policy unchanged, cautions on Brexit impact
Rate-setters at the Bank of England kept their main policy settings unchanged by a unanimous vote, but the minutes of their meeting revealed that they had grown more concerned about the impact which a vote to leave the European Union might have.
StanChart looking to sell billions of pounds-worth of assets, report says
StanChart was looking to hive-off $4. 4bn (£3. 1bn) in Asian assets, as the lender looked to shrink its balance sheet after being left reeling by record impairment charges.
China forex reserves see first rise in five months
China's foreign exchange reserves unexpectedly rose in March, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China.
US competition authorities move to block Halliburton's bid for Baker Hughes
US authorities filed a lawsuit to block Halliburton's bid for rival Baker Hughes.
Glencore close to agreeing part-sale of agriculture unit, reports say
Glencore is nearing an agreement to sell a large chunk of its $6bn Viterra agriculture unit to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, according to reports.