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OPEC members reach agreement to cut oil production to 32.5m barrels per day
A meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna has led to an agreement to cut oil production levels to 32. 5m barrels per day, reducing output by 1. 2m barrels per day.
BT must legally separate Openreach, Ofcom rules
Ofcom has ruled that BT must legally separate from its Openreach infrastructure arm due to its failure to satisfy the regulator's competition concerns.
FX round-up: Sterling, dollar up as market digests hair-raising Trump win
Sterling was bouncing convincingly higher on Wednesday afternoon in what was an overall volatile session for currencies after Donald Trump's hair-raising-to-many win in the US presidential race.
US non-farm payrolls rise less than expected, but details stronger
The American economy created slightly fewer jobs than expected in October, but upwards revisions to the data for the prior two months offset the miss, while the rate of growth in earnings accelerated.
Bank of England votes unanimously to keep interest rates unchanged
The Bank of England voted unanimously to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected by economists.
Pound rises as government loses Article 50 case
The pound surged against the dollar as the High Court ruled that the government does not have the power to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of Britain leaving the EU without parliamentary consent.