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Pound rallies as market grabs sign Brexit is reversible

Bloomberg The pound rallied after an adviser to the European Union’s top court suggested that the UK should be allowed to reverse its notice to leave the bloc. Sterling snapped three days of losses following the non-binding opinion from Advocate General Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona of the EU Court of Justice, who said “the possibility continues to exist” to revoke the ...

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Yuan poised for biggest two-day gain in a decade

Bloomberg The real winner from the trade thaw between the US and China is proving to be the yuan. The currency rose 0.66 percent to 6.8403 per dollar, taking its two-day gain to 1.7 percent, the biggest since at least 2007. Bonds rallied, with the yield on 10-year government debt falling to its lowest level since April 2017, amid speculation ...

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Powell: Strong economy has not reached all Americans

Bloomberg Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that while the central bank has made progresstowards a “strong economy” with rising wages, many lower-income workers have been left behind. “The Federal Reserve’s mission is to promote a strong economy and sound financial system,” Powell said in remarks prepared for delivery in Washington. “I am glad to say we have made a ...

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