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FX round-up: Pound dips as Foreign Secretary warns EU against miscalculations
Sterling was again on the back foot on Monday, against both the US dollar and the single currency, albeit marginally so.
Commodities: WTI pulls back after early gains, gold continues to slide
Commodities edged higher on Monday against the backdrop of a dip in the US dollar, even after crude oil futures surrendered early gains on the back of continued verbal sparring between Tehran and Washington at the weekend.
Results round-up
Convenience retailer McColl's was under the cosh on Monday as it posted a drop in first-half like-for-like sales following the demise of cigarette wholesaler Palmer & Harvey, said full-year adjusted earnings would be in line with the previous year and announced the resignation of chief financial officer Simon Fuller.
Director dealings: New Dunelm boss picks-up more shares near multi-year lows
Recently-appointed Dunelm boss Nick Wilkinson doubled his holdings in the furniture retailer's stock at the end of last week, even as its shares were trading just above the multi-year lows plumbed just a handful of sessions before.
Sector movers: Fixed-line telecoms wanted after government reveals broadband proposals
Fixed line telecommunications providers were at the top of the leaderboard at the start of the week after news broke that the government would help finance the roll-out of full-fibre broadband services across the UK.
Tuesday preview: Hammerson, Wizz Air, 'flash' euro area PMIs in focus
Corporate results will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, as the results season picks-up speed on both sides of the Pond.
Impact of US tariffs to stay Fed's hand in Q4, UBS predicts
Economists at UBS no longer see the US central bank hiking interest rates in the fourth quarter 2018, anticipating instead that the drag on growth from tariffs will stay the Federal Reserves hand.
Europe midday: Shares hold lower as trade tensions weigh
Shares on the Continent are continuing to trade slightly lower, after G-20 finance ministers warned at the weekend that global economic growth was becoming less synchronised and that downside risks over the short to medium-term had risen, although they added that it remained strong.
Europe open: G-20 warning, RyanAir troubles weigh on sentiment
Shares on the Continent have begun the morning trading lower, after G-20 finance ministers warned at the weekend that global economic growth was becoming less synchronised and that downside risks over the short to medium-term had risen, although they added that it remained strong.
Broker tips: Hargreaves Lansdown, Lloyds, Unilever
Hargreaves Lansdown was under pressure on Monday as Jefferies downgraded the stock to 'underperform' from 'hold' on valuation grounds, saying the shares currently look overvalued.
UBS sees 2H sales pick-up at Unilever, notes support for unification
Analysts at UBS hiked their target price on shares of Unilever in anticipation of a pick-up in the rate of underlying sales growth at the consumer goods giant in the back half of 2018, while reiterating their recommendation to 'buy'.
Yen jumps, JGBs slump on reports BoJ mulling policy changes at 31 July meeting
Japanese capital markets are in focus at the start of the week, following reports that rate-setters in Tokyo were mulling ways to reduce the potential side-effects from its so-called policy of 'yield curve control' and of making it more sustainable.
Monday newspaper round-up: De La Rue, Tesco, Glaxo Smith Kline
The hedge fund pushing for change at passport and banknote maker De La Rue has increased its stake and ramped-up pressure on the boss to overhaul the firm. Crystal Amber is now understood to control about 4 per cent of the British company, up from 3. 1 per cent following a high volume of trades on Friday. The activist fund is calling on De La Rue's management to come up with a strategy that will prepare it for the future by focusing more on selling its technology.