Bonds
Sirius Minerals shares tumble as it suspends bond sale
Shares in Sirius Minerals tumbled on Tuesday after the company said it had decided to suspend a planned bond sale.
Snap plans to raise $1.0bn via private debt offering
Snap announced on Tuesday that it plans on raising $1. 0bn through a private debt sale to pay for operating and capital costs, sending its stock down by 2% in early trading.
US wants to reach a trade deal with China, Kudlow tells CNBC
The US President wants to reach a deal with China, but it has to be the right one, a top White House official said.
US 'quits' rate unchanged in June, JOLTS survey shows
US labour market conditions appeared to remain relatively stable in June with the number of new posts being offered by companies and Americans' willingness to voluntarily take the risk of changing jobs both little changed from the month before.
Barclays sees even lower yuan in near term
Analysts at Barclays Research revised their forecasts for the Chinese yuan in order to factor in greater weakness.
US services sector activity slows unexpectedly in July, ISM says
America's services sector slowed last month, contrary to economists' forecasts, amid a slowdown in output, new orders and price gains, although hiring did pick up.
US non-farm payroll growth slows in July, workweek shrinks
The US jobs market slowed last month and the length of the average workweek declined a bit, although wages grew more quickly than expected and the labour force participation rate ticked higher.
US consumer continues to exude confidence in July, University of Michigan says
Americans continued to exude confidence last month with confidence in the outlook for their personal finances still near multi-decade highs, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
Trump announces fresh round of tariffs on $300bn-worth of Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will impose a 10% tariff on another $300bn (£247bn) of Chinese goods, in a sharp escalation of a trade war between the two countries.
US ISM manufacturing PMI slips below forecasts in July
US manufacturing sector growth slowed further last month according to the results of perhaps the most closely-followed gauge for the space.
China and US to resume trade talks in September
US and Chinese trade negotiators are set to resume the talks in early September even after the latest round of negotiations in Shanghai ended with little progress.
US jobless claims rise more than expected during latest week
US jobless claims rose by more than expected last week but remained near record low levels.
S&P lowers Vodafone rating to BBB following €18.4bn acquisition
Ratings agency S&P on downgraded Vodafone from 'BBB+' to 'BBB' with a 'stable' outlook on Thursday following its predominantly debt financed acquisition of Liberty Global's operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania for €18. 4bn.
Bank Rate may need to rise "a bit more", BoE says
Rate-setters at the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street stayed put on Thursday, reiterating that the path of Bank Rate going forwards would hinge on the exact form that Brexit took, although they did appear to tone down slightly their forecast for rate hikes.