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• Expect More Profit Taking in USD/JPY Post Payrolls

  07-10-2016 23:42
  
  Daily FX Market Roundup 10.07.16It was a busy week in the foreign exchange market that ended with a bang on Friday - we'll start by talking about the U.S. dollar and non-farm payrolls but the big story of the day/week/month is the British pound. Sterling dropped more than 5% in the blink of an eye during
  
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• Plotting success

  07-10-2016 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are three main issues the UK needs to address if it is going to build a technology company on the scale of Google, according to a group of entrepreneurs.
  
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• Sports Direct hit by slide in pound

  07-10-2016 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sportswear retailer Sports Direct warns that the extreme swings in the pound overnight will hit its profits.
  
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• One man's bid to get the best energy deal

  07-10-2016 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a retired civil engineer spurns price comparison websites and negotiates the best energy deal he can by calling providers direct.
  
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• Hammond urges calm over pound flash crash

  07-10-2016 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond warns of market turbulence but insists the UK economy is strong after the pound's sudden though brief 6% fall on Friday.
  
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• Boeing receives order for 40 planes from Qatar

  07-10-2016 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US aircraft maker Boeing announces a multi-billion dollar deal to supply Qatar Airways with wide-body jetliners.
  
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• U.S. Jobs Report Disappoints

  07-10-2016 18:45
  
  The September non farm payroll report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS showed job gains of 154K for the month This is below the roughly 170K expected by analysts on average The unemployment rate ticked up from 4 9 to 5 0 as more U S citizens actively look for work
  
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• FTSE 100 back above 7,000 as pound slides

  07-10-2016 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's main share index closes higher as the pound continues to slide on the foreign exchanges.
  
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• US creates 156,000 jobs in September

  07-10-2016 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US created more than 150,000 jobs in September, official figures show, while the unemployment rate rose to 5%.
  
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• Is international trade always good for the economy?

  07-10-2016 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colm O'Regan reports on the global rise in protectionist sentiment.
  
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• JOBS: Our National Treasure

  07-10-2016 16:35
  
  There’s nothing like the unexpected in scriptwriting to make us all keep coming back for more. Take this priceless bit from National Treasure, the 2004 Disney blockbuster starring Nicholas Cage as Benjamin Gates, a self-described treasure protector as opposed to hunter. Powell: [ referring to the underground
  
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• The seed planter helping sesame farmers in Tanzania

  07-10-2016 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Invented by entrepreneur Martin Constantine, a hand-pushed planting machine is revolutionising sesame seed farming in Tanzania.
  
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• Age gap among first-time buyers sets in, the Halifax says

  07-10-2016 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gap between the average age of first-time buyers in different parts of the UK has set in despite property price growth slowing, a lender has said.
  
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• Pound plunge

  07-10-2016 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fall in sterling is no flash in the pan, according to experts, who think it will tumble even lower against the dollar and the euro.
  
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• 'Flash crash'

  07-10-2016 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "flash crash" during early Asian trading is the latest in a series of blows for the UK's currency.
  
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• Zac Goldsmith: Heathrow project 'will never go ahead'

  07-10-2016 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservative MP for Richmond says the third Heathrow runway has 'no prospect' of going ahead
  
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• Sterling Stabilizes After Harrowing Drop, Now Jobs

  07-10-2016 13:13
  
  Sterling again steals the limelight.  In early Asia, sterling inexplicably dropped nearly eight cents in minutes (to ~$1840), and on some platforms, may have traded below $1.1380.   It almost immediately rebounded but has not resurfaced above $1.2480.   Over the last couple of years, there have been a number
  
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• Bernard Matthews creditors told '£23m debts' will not be paid

  07-10-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine hundred former suppliers to the Bernard Matthews turkey business, who were owed millions of pounds before it was sold, are told they will not be paid.
  
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• Last call: What's happened to London's nightlife?

  07-10-2016 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Half of London's nightclubs have closed and music venues aren't far behind. Why is London's nightlife disappearing?
  
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• UK industrial output weakens while trade deficit widens

  07-10-2016 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK industrial production fell in August, official figures show, as manufacturing failed to make a strong recovery from a mid-summer slump.
  
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• UN agency approves first-ever aviation pollution deal

  07-10-2016 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After years of negotiations, a global carbon offsetting agreement has been approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  
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• Aviation industry agrees deal to cut CO2 emissions

  07-10-2016 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A landmark deal has been struck by the aviation industry to limit greenhouse gases, but environmentalists are unimpressed.
  
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• Twitter shares plunge by a fifth

  07-10-2016 05:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in social media website Twitter plunge by a fifth on Thursday amid worries about a lack of takeover interest.
  
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• Samsung expects higher profits despite Note 7 recall

  07-10-2016 03:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung Electronics says it expects its operating profits to have risen in the third quarter, despite the global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
  
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• Fashion sales wilt in September heatwave

  07-10-2016 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clothing retailers on the UK's High Streets suffered badly in the face of September's unseasonably hot weather, according to a new report
  
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• Bright light

  07-10-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Next time you're out after dark, spare a thought for the humble street light - because it's not so humble anymore.
  
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