Thursday, 3 September 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
Households across the UK are being warned to brace for higher energy bills this winter as European countries scramble to replenish their natural gas stores before the weather dips.
Emergent reduced its 2028 unsecured debt by $75 million at a discount while preserving liquidity and signaling active balance sheet management.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) loses some strength early Friday after rallying in the American session on Thursday, possibly fuelled by a foreign exchange market intervention by Japanese authorities. Later in the session, preli…
Hundreds of North Sea workers are still too heavy for offshore helicopter travel less than two months before new rules come into force, BBC Scotland has learned.
For AUD traders, the practical point is that China's PMI complex is really four data points a month, not one, and each carries a different weight.
Donald Trump's portrait has made its way on to a US coin - the first time a living president has appeared on American currency in a century.
The London mayor has formally opposed plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, arguing the expansion threatens environmental targets and transport networks.
A colleague's birthday rolls around, someone is leaving, or wedding bells are ringing—and suddenly an envelope or online link appears on your desk or in the team chat. Whether you adore them, tolerate them, or barely kn…
DIY store B&Q and the fast food chain Five Guys are among hundreds of UK businesses named by the government for paying staff below the minimum wage.
NetApp Inc. (US64120B1098) stock is quoted at $187.02 as of August 28, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET, down 1.90 percent on the day but holding close to the $190 level ahead of its upcoming fiscal 2027 first-quarter earnings releas…
For almost two decades, Lady Victoria Beckham has been trying to prove that she is more than simply Posh Spice. Now, her fashion and beauty business has reached a milestone many doubted it would achieve: profitability.
Almost half of people in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not translate into a better quality of life with a "stark" North-South divide in the spending power of households, a new report finds.
France’s mounting debt has become a flashpoint in economic debates, with critics blaming decades of high public spending and subsidies for the country’s burden. The numbers underline how France’s trajectory has diverged…
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is a rough transcript of the responses of the new Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, to reporters’ questions in his first post-Federal Open Market Committee news conference Wednesd…
Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran continues to launch strikes across the Middle East in response to ongoing attacks by the US and Israel.
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest".
A group of peers is calling for the British government to be able to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off the country's data centres in the event of the tech posing a threat to national security.
Uber is cutting more than 3,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major overhaul designed to shrink management layers and refocus spending on its core business.
In late July, current and former Apple product developers gathered for a reunion at the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped int…
The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. While the acute risk …
US mix. US Q2 GDP held at 1.5% annualized, but consumption was revised up to 3.4% and private domestic demand to 4.2%. July core PCE held at 3.3% y/y, while real spending was flat and consumer confidence fell to 89.4 vs…
US President Donald Trump ordered the change after trade talks with Canada collapsed in August.
China’s consumer price index inflation moderated to 1.0% year-on-year amid typical post-Lunar New Year seasonality, but producer prices returned to positive levels for the first time since 2022. Energy-related subcompon…
Consumer group Which? says it was able to create a fake listing for 10 Downing Street on travel giant Booking.com.