Brexit – Osborne sees house prices sliding 10-18 percent
British house prices would fall 10 percent to 18 percent if the country voted to leave the European Union, Chancellor George Osborne said.
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Mexico to extradite drug boss Guzman to U.S., won't face death penalty
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Special Report - Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network
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U.S. reports 279 Zika cases in pregnant women, Obama pushes Congress on funds
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Dollar rises to third weekly gain; global stocks jump
NEW YORK Global equity markets rose on Friday as investors took in stride the possibility the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates in June, a view that helped U.S. bond yields to rise and lifted the dollar to a third straight week of gains.
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- BONDS
- CURRENCIES
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6,156.32 GBP
+1.70%
4:35pm BST
1,326.45 EUR
+1.26%
5:15pm BST
2,052.32 USD
+0.60%
9:50pm BST
16,736.35 JPY
+0.54%
7:15am BST
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GB 10YR |
+1.456
|
+0.004 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.167
|
-0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.101
|
-0.005 |
1:11am BST
| Name | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | 1 | 0.6894 | 0.7736 |
| USD | 1.4505 | 1 | 1.1224 |
| EUR | 1.2917 | 0.8909 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,255.40
USD
|
-1.80
Exp: May16
|
| Copper |
2.06
USD
|
-0.00
Exp: May16
|
| Brent Crude |
48.74
USD
|
-0.07
Exp: May16
|
