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London close: Shares buoyed by rate cut talk
London's top flight index finished at a two-month high on Friday, helped by 'dovish' comments from one of the Bank of England's most hawkish rate-setters, Michael Saunders, and end of quarter window-dressing.
Week ahead: Global manufacturing, US September jobs report in focus
The focus over the coming week will revert to global manufacturing and the US jobs market.
Pound dips as BoE's Saunders hints at rate cut
Sterling finished the week on a down note after one of the most hawkish rate-setters on the Monetary Policy Committee signaled that a rate cut was more likely than the opposite.
US personal incomes jump in August, but spending subdued
Americans reined in their spending at the end of the summer despite a jump in disposable income with economists pointing to the drag on sentiment from trade war worries.
US consumer confidence still quite high despite mounting uncertainties - UofM says
Americans grew more confident last month despite their perceptions of increased uncertainty, the results of the most closely-followed survey of consumer sentiment showed.
Defence sector boosts US durable goods orders in August
US durable goods orders grew unexpectedly in August, as a jump in orders from the defence sector more than offset falling demand for airplanes and automobiles.