UK house prices fall for first time since 2012 London-listed shares had a mixed Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 marginally down, and the FTSE 250 up 0.4%. Data from Nationwide showed that UK house prices fell for the first time since 2012 in June, losing 0.1% versus the same month last year, after climbing 1.8%…
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What to watch US jobs report: On Friday the Labor Department in the US will release its May jobs report, which includes data on non-farm payrolls, the unemployment rate, and average hourly earnings. The report captures the period ending on the 12th of the month, so will not reflect the start of moves to reopen…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Despite a mixed trading session in Asia, EU share markets ticked higher on Monday as investors digested reassuring virus updates from Italy, France and the UK. Investors who were already betting on the recovery were pleased to see these three European countries registering their lowest death rates since March, ahead of lockdown easing…
Read moreFriday's US employment data showed 126,000 new jobs which was less than had been expected, resulting in the Euro rising above the 1.10 mark for the first time in over a month
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