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FX round-up: Sterling drifts through Friday, uncertain of the path forward
Sterling drifted through mildly choppy Friday trade, uncertain of where to go next as the market continues to assess the more hawkish Bank of England and US Federal Reserve.
London close: Value hunters push FTSE higher as Tesco flops on Amazon concerns
Equities in London finished Friday on a positive note as investors went value hunting after yesterday's sell-off, but sterling gains on the dollar limited the upside.
Three fined almost £2m for serious breach of emergency call network rules
Mobile network operator Three was handed down a mammoth fine of almost £2m on Thursday, after Ofcom discovered a serious weakness in its emergency call network.
Google facing €1bn EU fine for search engine manipulation
Google's parent company Alphabet could face a fine as large as €1bn from the European Commission over how the tech giant controls its search engine, according to reports.
Commodities: Crude steals cautiously higher as market looks ahead to rig-count data
Crude-oil futures stole cautiously ahead Friday as the market awaits Baker Hughes rig data this afternoon, and despite the overall bearish sentiment surround the black liquid.
Jobs and economy must take priority in Brexit talks - Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said the government’s priority as it enters Brexit negotiations should be on jobs and the economy.
Scotland Yard to open criminal inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire
UK police are set to open a criminal inquiry into the massive fire which led to the deaths of at least 30 people in the Grenfell Tower flats this week.