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Bonds: US services PMI pushes traders to price-in further Fed rate cuts
These were the movements in some of the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign debt yields:.
Commodities: Soft Greenback after weak US services data softens blow to prices
Softness in the Greenback following the release of a key gauge of activity in America's services sector that some economists said was a "fair bit" below their forecasts helped to prop-up commodity prices across the board.
Europe close: Stocks eke out but a small bounce
Stocks on the Continent only managed to eke out but a small bounce on Thursday, after less severe than had been feared US trade tariffs on European luxury goods were offset by survey readings pointing to stalling euro area economic growth and that Germany might have fallen into recession in the third quarter.
Small cap round-up
ITM Power on Thursday reported a widened annual loss on the back of increased spending on research and development and for the production of prototypes, but confirmed a fundraise of as much as a £58. 8m via a so-called 'cornerstone' investment, a placing with institutional investors and an open offer, alongside a collaboration agreement with German chemicals giant Linde.
London close: Stocks take hit as factory weakness spreads to services
London stocks slipped lower still on Thursday, even as some economists said that the latest services data suggested that the UK economy had slipped into recession and data published in the US appeared to show that weakness in manufacturing was making its way into the rest of the American economy.
Friday preview: US September jobs report in focus
Friday will see the release of what is often referred to as the 'all-important' monthly non-farm payrolls data, due to the typically large influence that they have on the course of financial markets over the following month.
US services sector activity slows more sharply than anticipated in September
Services sector activity in the States cooled more sharply than anticipated last month, amid a rapid decline in new orders and a slower pace of hiring, the results of a key survey showed.
ECB De Guindos calls for fiscal policy to be given a greater role
A top European Central Bank official called for fiscal policy to be assigned a greater role in the single currency bloc's policy mix and for the creation of a European fiscal policy capacity.
H&M shares hit two-year high after 'well-received' summer sales
Hennes&Mauritz posted its first increase in quarterly earnings for 2019 thanks to a well-received summer collection that allowed the company to reduce its inventory levels, sending it shares to their best level since end-2017.
Germany may have fallen into recession in September, services PMIs show
Activity in the euro area's services sector cooled more quickly than expected last month, to its slowest pace year-to-date, amid weakening export trade and with companies running down their order backlogs, to the point that economic growth overall may have ground to a halt and with Germany entering a recession, the results of closely-followed surveys found.
CMC Markets jumps after raising full-year guidance
CMC Markets raised its forecast for full-year operating profits on the back of the "strong" net trading revenues observed during the first half of its financial year 2020 on the back of higher income from its technology business and higher sales from its white-label stockbroking business.