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• Major Indexes On Track For A Positive Open Banking On Fed Rate Hike

  17-12-2015 19:19
  
  The strong gains in U.S. stocks following the Fed move on Wednesday was followed by similar moves in the Asian and European markets overnight. With the major indexes on track for a positive open in today's session, the mood
  
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• Don't Get Carried Away With the News from the Fed or Fedex

  17-12-2015 17:25
  
  Financial news today comes from the Department of Non-Surprises. First the Fed announced a 25 basis point (that’s one quarter of one percent for those who don’t speak bond speak) increase in interest rates and accompanied the announcement with some very cautious language about any future rate hikes. That was exactly
  
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• IMF chief Lagarde faces French trial

  17-12-2015 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IMF chief Christine Lagarde is to stand trial in France for alleged negligence over a €404m payment to a businessman, as her organisation says it stands behind her.
  
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• Argentina's peso dives as controls end

  17-12-2015 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Argentina's peso loses about 30% of its value after the country lifts currency controls.
  
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• Homeless families in B&Bs rises by 46%

  17-12-2015 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of homeless families living in bed and breakfast accommodation in England has risen by 46% in a year, government figures show.
  
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• Bank to get new powers on buy-to-let

  17-12-2015 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is to consult on new powers to allow the Bank of England to rein in the booming buy-to-let mortgage market.
  
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• The World Survives Fed Hike

  17-12-2015 14:31
  
  Asia extended the US dollar's post-Fed gains while Europe has seemed content to consolidate the move, perhaps waiting for US leadership. Much of the commentary about the Fed's action have noted that the FOMC statement used the word "gradual" not once but twice evidence of its dovishness.      The Fed's dot
  
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• Mind the Cap: Making Sense of the Fed's Latest Move

  17-12-2015 14:20
  
  Something is rotten in the state of U.S. monetary policy. This Wednesday will likely mark the beginning of the first rate-hiking cycle since the last one began nearly 12 ago. The “yield curve” depicts the yield of each bond from the shortest to the longest maturities. In robust economic times, the curve is upward
  
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• UK frackers get licences to explore

  17-12-2015 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Oil and Gas Authority awards a raft of new licences to explore for shale oil and gas on the mainland of the UK, paving the way for fracking firms.
  
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• Pharma boss Shkreli on fraud charge

  17-12-2015 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pharmaceutical boss Martin Shkreli, who sparked outrage after hiking up the price of an established medicine, has been arrested on separate fraud charges.
  
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• Stock markets welcome US rate rise

  17-12-2015 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European markets jump, following similar rises in the US and Asia, after the US central bank increased interest rates for the first time since 2006.
  
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• EU to investigate VW emissions scandal

  17-12-2015 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Parliament votes to set up a committee to investigate the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
  
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• Orange fined €350m for market abuse

  17-12-2015 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Telecoms firm Orange has been fined €350m (£254m) for abusing its market dominance in France.
  
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• US rate rise: Why it matters

  17-12-2015 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why it matters
  
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• Buy-to-let market growth 'to slow'

  17-12-2015 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of properties being bought by landlords will "fall away" over the next two years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
  
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• Strong rise in UK retail sales

  17-12-2015 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK retail sales volumes rose by more than expected in November, official statistics show, as shoppers stepped up their pre-Christmas spending.
  
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• Argentina to relax forex controls

  17-12-2015 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Argentina announces a relaxation of currency controls in a bid to boost exports and spark economic growth.
  
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• UK announces solar subsidy cuts

  17-12-2015 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government says subsidies for small scale solar electricity panels on homes are to be cut, although by less than expected.
  
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• Facebook enters transport business

  17-12-2015 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Facebook's first foray into the transportation business, the firm has agreed to work with Uber to allow users to hail Uber cabs directly from the Messenger app.
  
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• VIDEO: How the Fed's move affects life in Asia

  17-12-2015 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Karishma Vaswani explains how the consequences of a rate rise as far away as in the US might be felt in everyday life in Asia.
  
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• Is durable the new black?

  17-12-2015 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The clothes designed to last forever
  
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• Why the fracking fight could get nasty

  17-12-2015 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why the fight over shale gas could get nasty
  
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• House prices 'to rise 50% in 10 years'

  17-12-2015 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The price of the average UK home will rise by 50% in the next 10 years, say trade bodies for estate agents and letting agents.
  
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• VIDEO: China moves to further curb internet use

  17-12-2015 00:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Delegates gathering for breakfast at the World Internet Conference in China will be discussing the Chinese president's call for more regulation - or restriction - of the internet.
  
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• VIDEO: How US interest rates rise will affect UK

  17-12-2015 00:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points - its first increase since 2006 - in a move likely to have global repercussions.
  
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• UK shopping tech firm in China deal

  17-12-2015 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK-based e-commerce tech firm, Powa Technologies, forms a 10-year "strategic alliance" with China's biggest card payments platform, China UnionPay.
  
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