Currencies
A falling dollar lifts all commodities
Commodities traded on the frontfoot as the US dollar gave back some ground following remarks from German chancellor Angela Merkel (and ahead of a key speech from US central bank chief Janet Yellen the next day) alongside supportive newsflow for various specific segments of the market.
Wall Street turns lower after Trump Jr. releases e-mails
Wall Street turned lower on Wednesday afternoon after the son of US president Donald Trump released the electronic mails showing him planning to hear allegedly damaging information about Hillary Clinton with publicist Rob Goldstone.
Paris aims to become main European financial hub post-Brexit, French PM says
The French capital of Paris is gunning to become the financial centre of Europe in the aftermath of Brexit, according to the country’s prime minister Edouard Philippe.
Boris Johnson: No government plan in event of no Brexit deal
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has slammed the exit fees demanded by the European Union as ‘extortionate’ and admitted the government has no plan for a situation in which a Brexit deal cannot be agreed with the bloc.
US wholesale inventories grow more than expected in May
Wholesale inventories in the US grew by more than expected in May but remained well below year-earlier levels as a proportion of sales.
Small US businesses still hoping for tax reform, Obamacare repeal
Small businesses in the States remained confident the new US administration would be able to deliver on its key campaign pledges of tax cuts, repealing Obamacare and rolling back regulation.
FX round-up: Pound slips as BoE's Broadbent steers clear of rate talk
Sterling dipped on Tuesday after Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent steered clear of any talk about interest rates at an eagerly-awaited speech in Aberdeen.
IEA calls for more investment in upstream oil and gas
Investment in the global energy sector fell again in 2016, prompting the rich world's energy watchdog to warn that more needs to be done, especially in the Oil & Gas space, to ensure future supplies.
Trump Jr was informed of Russian attempts to help campaign - report
Donald Trump Jr was reportedly informed that his meeting with a Russian lawyer was part of a Kremlin attempt to support his father’s presidential campaign.
Fed's Williams expects one more interest rate hike in 2017
Inflationary pressures are set to reaccelerate, which justifies continuing to remove policy accommodation, a top US rate-setter said overnight.
Italian industrial production races past forecasts in May
Industrial production in Italy raced past forecasts in May with output of capital goods strongest.