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Burberry sales expected to fall again amid luxury market slowdown

The fashion giant recently dropped out of the FTSE 100 but it has attracted takeover interest, according to reports.

Evening Standard

Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Koalas face losing an area of habitat 17,000 times the size of the Gabba if proposed coal mines in central Queensland go ahead, a study says.

AAP

Smiles all round as financial markets end 2023 on an unexpected high

Equities worldwide have had a good year, the pound looks healthy and gold is positively gleaming. Shame about the lacklustre state of most UK shares

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Has ‘Barbenheimer’ helped keep the UK economy growing?

How an unlikely pairing of blockbusters may have stopped a summer spending washout

Evening Standard

Europe stocks rally, Wall Street stalls

New York (AFP) - European stocks advanced Friday, with Frankfurt stocks hitting a record high, on confidence of a US debt ceiling deal, but the rally lost steam on Wall Street on news the negotiations had stalled.

AFP

UK inflation jumps to 10.4%, surprising analysts

Britain’s inflation rate has risen for the first time in four months in February

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 falls after Credit Suisse sold to UBS in emergency rescue deal

Markets in Asia were also struggling earlier in the morning, with shares in Hong Kong falling by more than 3 per cent

The Independent UK

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Investors consider legal action over Credit Suisse deal; Downing Street says UK banking system is safe – as it happened

Holders of riskier AT1 bonds, which are wiped out under deal with UBS, consider legal action.

The Guardian - UK

Spring Budget 2023: High noon for Hunt on energy prices, the City and corporate tax breaks

Help with childcare costs and and a rise to the cap on pension contributions expected to boost workforce

Evening Standard

UK economy slightly stronger than expected, says BoE’s Pill; WH Smith hit by cyber attack – as it happened

Books-to-stationery retailer says a cyber security incident has resulted in illegal access to current and former employee data, though website and customer accounts are unaffected

The Guardian - UK

Germany on brink of recession as economy shrinks; central banks may raise interest rates to 15-year highs this week – as it happened

German GDP shrank by 0.2% in Q4 2022, worse than expected, as investors anticipate borrowing costs to be hiked again this week

The Guardian - UK

European, US stocks held back by economic gloom

London (AFP) - European and US stocks made modest gains on Wednesday on news that major economies contracted in November and as traders looked ahead to Federal Reserve committee minutes.

AFP

UK austerity budget stings markets

London (AFP) - A British austerity budget hit the pound and gilts on Thursday, with stocks suffering worldwide on the glum economic outlook and the prospect of painfully high interest rates to curb inflation.

AFP

Wall Street rally peters out as dollar rises

New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks slipped Monday after last week's global surge, as the dollar advanced against major rivals.

AFP

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Euro bounces back above dollar parity

New York (AFP) - The euro on Wednesday jumped back above parity with the dollar, the US currency sliding against its main rivals on concerns over the world's biggest economy and the prospect of slower interest rate hikes.

Insider UK

Bank shares fall with reports Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could impose ‘ludicrous’ windfall taxes on their profits

Analysts hit out at reports as banks set for bumper profits

AFP

Equities soar despite hot US inflation, pound dips on uncertainty

London (AFP) - Asian and European equities rallied Friday despite news of surging US inflation, while the pound dipped on uncertainty over Britain's controversial budget.

The Guardian - UK

UK inflation eases to 9.9% but remains close to 40-year high – as it happened

Inflation eases because of a fall in petrol prices while food prices rise at fastest rate since mid-2008, driven by milk, cheese and eggs

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AFP

Oil prices tumble on possible Iran deal, stuttering China economy

New York (AFP) - Oil prices fell Monday on the prospects of a return of Iranian oil to the market and data showing China's economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions.

AFP

Oil prices tumble as China economy stutters

London (AFP) - Oil prices slumped nearly five percent Monday on data showing China's economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions and a slumping property sector.

AFP

Stuttering China recovery weighs on Asian markets

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investors cheered signs of cooling US inflation but optimism was dampened by data showing China's economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions and a slumping property sector.

The Guardian - UK

EU to cut gas use by 15%; UK inflation rises for ninth month in a row to 9.4% – as it happened

EU says Russia ‘likely’ to halt gas supplies, while in the UK, milk, cheese, eggs, vegetables and ready meals become more expensive

AFP

Jubilee boost then brake predicted for UK economy

London (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee should provide a boost to Britain's beleaguered retail and tourism sectors, but could also then slow the stuttering economy, analysts said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

FTSE rises despite weight of windfall tax on oil companies

The index notched up its best week for more than two months.

AFP

Stocks advance despite US inflation miss

London (AFP) - US and European stocks mostly advanced Wednesday despite data that showed US inflation slowed down less than investors had been expecting.

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