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British retail sales unexpectedly surged in August, official figures showed on Wednesday, boosting the chance that the Bank of England will raise interest rates in November.
Spanish police are reported to have raided several departments of Catalonia's regional government as tensions rise between Madrid and the pro independence regional government over a banned independence referendum.
Tata Steel says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Thyssenkrupp to create a "leading European steel enterprise."
European markets closed provisionally choppy Wednesday afternoon, as investors awaited monetary policy guidance from the Federal Reserve.
The British pound leaped half a cent to $1.35 on a report that British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson "will resign before the weekend" if Prime Minister Theresa May opposes his demands on Brexit.
ECB policymakers disagree on whether to set a definitive end-date for their money-printing program when they meet in October.
A Swiss financial watchdog has closed down providers of a “fake” cryptocurrency called E-Coin.
Britain's decision to leave the Europe Union is likely to lead to a net fiscal loss for the government's public finances, says think tank.
Bayer said it would likely take until early next year to complete the planned $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto.
Dollar weakness and equity strength have helped the vast nest-egg balloon in size.
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit used Facebook in the early hours of Tuesday to describe the "mind-boggling" real-time impact of Hurricane Maria.
Mexico would regulate its fast-growing financial technology sector, including firms that use crypto-currencies like bitcoin, to protect consumers and spur competition, under a proposed bill seen by Reuters.
While the financial services industry may still be reeling from the effects of the crisis, it is the investors who have had to pay a hefty price.
European stocks closed little changed on Tuesday, as investors paused for breath ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting.
Angela Merkel is likely to be re-elected as Germany's chancellor for a fourth term in an election next Sunday, a result that could seal the continent's fate in terms of ever closer political and economic union.
Carney said Brexit was likely to push up inflation and reiterated the central bank's view that interest rates are likely to rise in the coming months.
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