Fx
FX round-up: Traders jittery as pound nears post-Brexit slows
The possibility of a further sharp drop in the pound was brought into sharp focus on Wednesday as Sterling's slide deepened, taking it closer to the lows plumbed more than two years back in the aftermath of the referendum on Brexit.
IMF's Lipton warns of particularly slow global trade growth
A top International Monetary Fund official warned central banks that they should stand ready to help should economic growth slow even more rapidly.
Pound tumbles on heightened Brexit fears
The pound took a hammering on Tuesday, falling to fresh lows against the dollar and euro on renewed fears that the UK will crash out of the European Union without a deal this autumn.
FX round-up: Pound hits two-year low after House speaker passes over Grieve amendment
An already weak pound was further undermined mid-morning after the speaker of the House of Commons did not choose the Grieve amendment among those to be voted on later in the day, with John Bercow's decision serving to send Sterling to a two-year low.
FX round-up: Pound little changed as traders mull 'no-deal' downside
Sterling was little changed at the start of the week, as Conservative party members began voting on 6 June to choose between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt as their next leader.
FX round-up: Pound knocked lower by strong US jobs report for June
Cable was knocked lower at the end of the week following the release of a stronger than expected US jobs report for June that saw some economists either trim or push back their forecasts for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting on 30-31 July.
FX round-up: Some analysts eye pound strength ahead, anticipate second Brexit delay
It was a quiet day of trading in foreign exchange markets on Thursday, with many traders in the City mimicking their counterparts in the US, who were for the most part absent from their desks on account of the 4 July holiday.
Bank of Russia flags possible interest rate cut in July
Bank of Russia may cut its official interest rates again at the end of the month, perhaps even by as much as 50 basis points.
Chinese manufacturing sector shrinks unexpectedly in June
Activity in China's manufacturing sector cooled further last month, prompting some analysts to anticipate slower economic growth overall and additional monetary easing from the People's Bank of China.