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UK parliament votes to extend Article 50 by majority of 211
MPs voted on Thursday to delay Britain's exit from the European Union for at least three months in another night of chaotic scenes at Westminster.
Friday preview: EU reaction, British Parliament in focus
All eyes will continue to be trained on Westminster at the end of the week.
Trump says 'no rush' to sign trade deal as China presses for state visit
US President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday that he is in “no rush” to sign a pact with China and that he would walk away from talks if any new trade deal is not to his liking.
Boeing grounds 737 Max fleet after new evidence on Ethiopia crash
American regulators changed tack on Thursday, ordering that all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the US be grounded after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash that took place on Sunday.
US-China negotiators plan next steps for trade deal
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He and his US counterparts continued negotiations for a US-China trade agreement by phone on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.
FX round-up: Traders forced to cover shorts as May packs bags for Strasbourg
News that the Prime Minister might be headed to Strasbourg for a last-ditch attempt to win concessions from Brussels saw skittish FX traders forced into pushing the pound higher.
Regency Mines warns of potential loan defaults
Exploration and development company Regency Mines has been in funding talks with major investors after shareholders gave the company the authority to issue news share at its annual general meeting in February.
Trade deal with China not imminent, US ambassador says
Hopes of an imminent US-China trade deal were quashed at the end of the week by America's ambassador to Beijing. In an interview with the Journal, US ambassador Terry Branstad said that no date had yet been set for a summit between the two country's leaders as neither side felt that an agreement was "imminent".
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as China trade data misses
China is proposing phasing in enhanced intellectual property protection and measures against forced technology transfer over six years in trade talks with the U. S. , but Beijing is holding out against meeting all of Washington's demands for structural reform to its economy, a source with knowledge of the issue told MNI.
ECB front runs deteriorating macro backdrop, launches TLTRO III
The European Central Bank has unexpectedly gone ahead and unveiled a new round of cheap loans for the bloc's lenders and pushed back its so-called 'forward guidance', taking the possibility of interest rate hikes in 2019 off the table.
Trump 'disappointed' as further evidence of North Korean nuclear activity surfaces
US President Donald Trump has said he will be "disappointed" if it is confirmed that North Korea has begun rebuilding one of its missile launch sites.
Chinese FX reserves edge higher in February, pointing to scant pressure on yuan
China's foreign exchange reserves were little changed last month, pointing to scant downside pressure on the country's currency, but some analysts believed that state-of-affairs would soon be put to the test.
BoE's Cunliffe calls attention to quick growth in leveraged corporate loans
The top Bank of England official charged with avoiding that any future financial crisis will morph into a repeat of the economic rout of 2008 called attention to the recent strong growth in high risk loans to companies.
Italy to sign up to China's 'Belt and Road' initiative
Italy will announce its support for China's 'Belt and Road' initiative in what would be the policy's first endorsement from a G7 nation, according to a report on Wednesday from the Financial Times.
Eight lenders sued in US for alleged European government bond price rigging
A group of investors filed a lawsuit in the US against eight lenders, accusing them of conspiring to rig the European government bond market between 2007 and 2012.
Pompeo warns Trump may abandon an imperfect China deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that President Trump could still walk out of negotiations for a trade deal between China and the United States, even as the two superpowers appear close to a resolution.
US services ISM grows more quickly than expected in February
Service sector activity in the US bounced back more strongly than expected last month amid a surge in new orders, according to the results of a widely-followed survey.
Syncona to cash in as Biogen acquires Nightstar
Healthcare investment company Syncona updated the market on Nightstar Therapeutics on Monday, confirming it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Biogen at a price of $25. 50 per share.