Commodities
US consumer confidence surprisingly buoyant in January
Americans continued to be in a buoyant mood at the end of 2019 as record low unemployment helped offset the impact of a raft of negative events overseas.
Trump to push for NHS to pay more for US drugs in trade deal
US President Donald Trump is set to put the interests of American corporations first and demand that the NHS pay higher prices for American drugs as part of a trade deal with Britain.
Chicago factory sector index slumps to weakest level since December 2015
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area slumped further at the turn of the year, declining at its quickest pace since the end of 2015.
Democrats suffer blow in Trump impeachment as call for witnesses blocked
US Democrats' attempt to impeach their president suffered a blow on Thursday after a key Republican senator said he would not support that call.
US personal income and spending slow in December
Personal income and spending was a tad weaker than expected at the end of 2019 although economists were confident that consumption would pick back up over coming months.