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• Is GBP Headed for Parity vs. USD and EUR?

  04-10-2016 22:23
  
  Daily FX Market Roundup 10.04.16 By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management The two primary themes in the foreign exchange market today were sterling weakness and U.S. dollar strength.In many ways, these two trends came hand in hand as sterling's losses were compounded by the rise
  
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• Google Home: Hands on with voice-activated speaker

  04-10-2016 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dave Lee gets a first look at Google's voice-controlled speaker.
  
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• Position for the macroeconomic shift ahead

  04-10-2016 19:43
  
  The global economy may be nearing an inflection point as we enter the fourth quarter We see developing inflationary pressures especially in the U S and potential for upside global growth surprises This backdrop supports exposure to selected credit and equities as this week s chart
  
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• Benchmarks Start Q4 Little Flat

  04-10-2016 18:46
  
  After finishing calendar Q3 on a solid positive note last Friday U S indices were down moderately to kick off Q4 yesterday This morning we are seeing flat to down futures for the S amp P 500 Dow and Nasdaq Overseas with Great Britain marching forward to implement its exit from
  
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• Google unveils 'chatty' Pixel smartphones

  04-10-2016 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has placed a virtual assistant at the heart of two new smartphones it has designed in-house.
  
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• 'UK economy is fundamentally strong'

  04-10-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May insists the UK economy remains "fundamentally strong" despite concerns about the impact of Brexit.
  
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• The levy was dry

  04-10-2016 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Partial leaks of Donald Trump's 1995 tax returns raise more questions than they answer about the Republican presidential candidate's finances.
  
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• Sterling's Slide Continues, But Greenback Is Broadly Bid

  04-10-2016 13:12
  
  UK Prime Minister May's comments at the Tory Party Conference over the weekend played up the risk of what has been dubbed a hard Brexit and triggered a slide in sterling saw it fall to new 30-year+ low against the dollar just below $1.2760.   A stronger than expected recovery in the UK construction PMI helped
  
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• FX: Cable Hits 31 Year Lows

  04-10-2016 12:57
  
  Market Drivers October 4, 2016Cable drops below 1.2800 RBA stays on hold Nikkei 0.83% Dax 0.73% Oil $48/bbl Gold $1311/oz. Europe and Asia:AUD RBA on hold 1.5% GBP UK Construction PMI 52.3 vs. 49.0 North America:USD Consumer Confidence 10:00Cable hit 31 year lows in early London trade today as the
  
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• Transforming lives in India's manufacturing hubs

  04-10-2016 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India is becoming a major vehicle manufacturing hub, with several foreign firms setting up factories there - and changing people's lives in the process.
  
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• The Impact In China And Abroad Of Slowing Growth

  04-10-2016 03:43
  
  By Michael Pettis ByMichael Pettis This blog entry is largely something I wrote a year ago about the impact of a Chinese rebalancing on the global economy and except for this first paragraph nothing has been changed The entry on my blog that had been posted a couple of weeks earlier was
  
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• The untouchables?

  04-10-2016 03:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IFS director Paul Johnson asks if it is time for the government to break the promises made to pensioners.
  
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• On the road

  04-10-2016 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The haulage industry is being urged to plug a shortfall in drivers by recruiting more women, but what is it like being a female trucker?
  
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• Killer bots

  04-10-2016 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could text-based chatbots be about to take over from the all-conquering smartphone app?
  
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• Jeans dreams

  04-10-2016 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the French city where denim originated is making jeans again.
  
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