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EU plan assumes Northern Ireland will stay in customs union
The UK must accept the prospect of Northern Ireland staying in the EU customs union with oversight by the European Court of Justice after Brexit, a draft European commission treaty shows.
Buy financial and energy shares and sell carmakers on rising euro, Morgan Stanley says
The euro is likely rise to against the dollar in 2018 and 2019, making European financial and energy shares attractive and carmakers a standout sector for selling, according to Morgan Stanley.
South African police raid Gupta compound as part of Zuma corruption probe
Armed police raided the luxurious South African home of the Gupta family on Wednesday as part of an effort to confirm corruption allegations made against the brothers and controversial president Jacob Zuma, who was ordered to stand down as head of state by the ruling African National Congress on Tuesday.
FX round-up: Pound lifted by inflation data, dollar falls ahead of its own CPI
Sterling gained strength on Tuesday after UK inflation figures came out stronger than expected, while the dollar also fell against the euro and the yen.
Brexit transition period not a given, says EU's Barnier
European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has warned that there is no guarantee of a post-Brexit transition period.
FX round-up: Pound yields YTD gains versus dollar as consensus trades punished
Sterling was little changed towards the end of the session on Tuesday, amid calm trading across currency markets, with market participants apparently completely focused on events in stockmarkets.
FX round-up: Pound slips on weak services data and as Downing St. rules out customs union
Sterling gave back yet more of its recent gains against the greenback at the start of the week, as a key gauge of service sector activity in Britain printed below forecasts, lagging behind the improvement seen in comparable gauges for the US and euro area.
FX round-up: Dollar climbs as payrolls report beats expectations
The dollar rose after official figures showed earnings for US workers rising faster than expectations, fuelling expectations of interest rate rises to come.
Bitcoin continues to dive as regulatory threats mount, experts clash
Bitcoin fell below $8,000 on Friday for the first time since November as an already straining year for cryptocurrencies continued with an US regulatory investigation and attack from economist Nouriel Roubini.
India vows to bans bitcoin in its crack down on cryptocurrencies
Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley has announced the Indian government will do everything to discontinue the use of bitcoin in a move to eliminate crypto-assets that finance illegitimate activities, while still backing exploration of blockchain technology.
FX round-up: Weak manufacturing reverses pound's gains against euro
Sterling slipped back against the euro after weak manufacturing data dented confidence in the economy but the pound held on to gains against the weakening dollar.