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28 Jun
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Commodities: Across-the-board weakness as yuan slips

Commodities were seeing almost across-the-board weakness on Thursday evening in a mostly 'risk-off' session with weakness in Emerging Market FX, in particular, under the spotlight.

28 Jun
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Europe close: Auto and Tech stocks crater, sentiment hit by yuan weakness

Investors in Europe took some more money off the table as global trade tensions continued to simmer, with automobile and technology stocks bearing the brunt of selling.

28 Jun
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Amazon bids $1bn for online pharmacy after launching courier firm

Online retail colossus Amazon agreed to acquire online pharmacy PillPack for a reported $1bn cash - a move which prompted a sharp drop in the shares of large American drugstore chains on Thursday.

28 Jun
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US open: Washington's trade plans continue to weigh on sentiment

US markets saw losses at the session open on Thursday, following the heavy losses seen on the Street during the previous session, as worry and confusion over Trump's trade plans continued to weigh on sentiment.

28 Jun
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China rejects requests for talks with US on Taiwan spat

China has refused to hold talks with the US over how US airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, adding tensions to an already strained trade relationship.

28 Jun
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Harmonised German CPI slows in June, as expected

Consumer prices in Germany slipped in June, as a decline in the cost of services more than offset inflationary pressures in goods.

28 Jun
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Credit Suisse reiterates 'overweight' stance on Emerging Market stocks

Credit Suisse sounded a confident note on the outlook for Global Emerging Market stocks, citing a multitude of reasons to back up their case, including poor market sentiment towards the group relative to others and how foreign investors had "capitulated".

28 Jun
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Initial US jobless claims rise during latest week

Initial US unemployment claims increased last week, but remained near multi-decade lows.

28 Jun
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Ticketmaster admits UK customers' personal data stolen in hack

Ticketmaster revealed it has suffered a security breach that could have affected up to 40,000 UK customers.

28 Jun
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Asia report: Markets mixed as some clarity brought to US investment plans

Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as traders spent the session digesting even further developments in the ongoing trade stand-off between the US and China.

28 Jun
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US pre-open: Stocks to recover after heavy losses but trade concerns persist

Us futures pointed to a positive open on Wall Street on Thursday following heavy losses in the previous session, although worry and confusion over Trump's trade plans was likely to keep weighing on sentiment.

28 Jun
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European funds' stash of cash at 2014 debt crisis levels, HSBC says

Analysts at HSBC told clients they remain 'overweight' US stocks even as they pointed out that investment funds in Europe were hoarding the most cash since the sovereign debt crisis in 2014.

28 Jun
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Eurozone and UK economic confidence falls slightly

Consumer and business confidence has fallen slightly in the eurozone and the UK, according to a monthly European Commission survey.