Washington / AFP Credit agency Fitch left Britain’s rating unchanged at “AA+” but warned that if the country votes in favor of exiting the European Union, the rating could be lowered. Fitch said the country merits its second-highest credit grade due to its wealthy, diversified and flexible economy, its solid policy management and the global strength of the British …

  Paris / AFP France’s main union said that striking transport workers had been instructed not to block football fans from reaching the Paris stadium for the Euro 2016 kick off. “All the supporters will be able to reach the Stade de France stadium this evening,” CGT union leader Philippe Martinez, adding that despite an ongoing train strike “there are …

  Bloomberg Less than two weeks before the U.K. votes on whether to remain in the European Union, traders are piling into more options on the pound that protect against a decline versus a gain. The bias toward the downside, the most in at least 13 years, coincided with sterling depreciating for a second week as opinion polls signaled the …