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Prudential, Blackrock win battle for £11.8bn Bradford & Bingley loan book
The government has agreed to sell a portfolio of Bradford & Bingley buy-to-let mortgages to Prudential and Blackstone Group for £11. 8bn.
Sturgeon says 'no rational reason' for UK to block second referendum
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there was "no rational reason" for the UK government to block a second Scottish independence referendum.
Two more rate hikes in 2017 probably reasonable, Fed's Dudley says
A top US rate-setter said the exact number of interest rate hikes that lay ahead in 2017 would depend on the economy's performance, although two more was probably about right.
Tillerson: NATO 'fundamental' in countering Russian aggression
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has spoken at his first NATO meeting, affirming the superpower’s commitment to the alliance and speaking of its key role in addressing aggression from Russia.
UK union body warns Brexit repeal hands workers' rights to judges
The UK government's plans to transfer EU law into British statute after Brexit would hand power to change workers' rights to judges rather than parliament, the Trades Union Congress warned.
Worrying signs for UK as services output and consumer savings ratio fall
Further cracks appeared in the UK economy on Friday as data showed the key services sector declined and the savings ratio fell to the lowest on record, which coming amid a squeeze on real wages from rising inflation and stagnating earnings is likely to hit national growth and keep a lid on interest rates for a while yet.
US personal income and spending beat forecasts, inflation slightly higher
Americans continued spending at a steady clip in February, even as they put a little bit more aside for a rainy day, amid slightly higher price pressures.
Old Mutual, Investec dive after South Africa's Zuma fires finance minister Gordhan
Shares in South African stocks including Old Mutual and Investec dived after the country's president, Jacob Zuma, fired finance minister Pravin Gordhan in a midnight cabinet reshuffle on Thursday night, sending the rand and government bonds tumbling.
Trump's former security adviser Flynn offers to testify on Russia claims
Michael Flynn, the national security adviser ousted by Donald Trump earlier this year after only weeks in the position, has offered to testify on claims of Russian interference in the US presidential election in exchange for immunity.
GDP growth stays unchanged for fourth quarter of 2016
UK gross domestic product for the last quarter of 2016 was confirmed at 0. 7%, disappointing some economists after recent upgrades to production and manufacturing data.
Official China manufacturing sector PMI races ahead in March, but analysts cautious
China's economic performance continued to exceed forecasts in March, the results of two key activity surveys revealed, although some economists continued to harbour doubts regarding the sustainability of the current pace of expansion.
UK house prices fall for first time since June 2015, Nationwide finds
UK house prices fell month-on-month this month for the first time in almost two years, according to a survey by Nationwide, knocking the annual growth to a 19-month low and adding to economist's predictions that growth will moderate over 2017.