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Government to lift duty freeze on fuel and alcohol to help fund NHS
The government is considering lifting freezes on fuel and alcohol duties in order to cover the boost in NHS funding that it had recently promised.
Europe close: Markets finish off best levels as oil and gas shares trim gains
Stocks on the Continent finished higher - but off their best levels - on news of a political compromise in Germany and after China's central bank stepped in to try and put a floor under the yuan.
China pressures EU for anti-US trade alliance
Brussels is under pressure from China to form an alliance against US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies, according to European officials.
US open: Stocks go green early in shortened Tuesday session
US stocks were positive at the open on Tuesday as investors seemingly put their worries about a trade war aside for the moment.
Asia report: Markets remain muted as investors await US tariffs
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, as once again trade concerns between a belligerent Washington and a retaliatory Beijing weighed on investor sentiment.
Tory row intensifies over plan for post-Brexit customs deal
Tensions within the government are growing ahead of the crunch Brexit cabinet meeting the Prime Minister is due to oversee at the end of the week, with plans for a customs deal riling Tory Brexiters who demand a clean break from the bloc.
Commerzbank offloading EMC business to Societe Generale
Commerzbank has reached an agreement to sell its Equity Markets & Commodities (EMC) business to Societe Generale, it announced on Tuesday.
US pre-open: Stocks to rise as investors set aside trade war fears for now
US stocks were set for a positive open on Tuesday as investors put their worries about a trade war aside.
Merkel strikes migration deal with CSU to averts coalition crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has averted a political crisis and saved her government coalition after agreeing a deal on migration with Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union.
Trump tariffs put US jobs under threat, US businesses warn
US President Donald Trump’s new trade policies could potentially trigger a full-blown trade war with former commercial allies that puts 2. 6m US jobs at risk, the US Chamber of Commerce warned as it stepped into the debate overnight.