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UK Week In Review – Bailey sends Sterling to multi-year highs By Investing.com

By Samuel Indyk Bank of England officials were key to driving price action in GBP this week as conflicting comments saw the currency weaken early in the week before touching multi year highs on Thursday. On Monday, Silvana Tenreyro, one of the Bank of England’s nine members on the Monetary Policy Committee, said negative interest rates should boost growth and inflation. On the...

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London Swiss share trading set for February return By Reuters

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - British-based exchanges will once again offer trading in Swiss shares from next month, but it may take time to rebuild volumes, Britain's finance ministry and exchanges said on Friday. The ministry has set out legislation in parliament that is expected to be approved quickly and allow platforms like Cboe, Aquis Exchange and London Stock Exchange's Turquoise...

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UK estimated range for R number narrows, still above one By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated range of the UK COVID-19 reproduction "R" number narrowed to 1.2-1.3, the department of health said on Friday, similar to the range of 1.0-1.4 reported last week. An R number between 1.2 and 1.3 means that, on average, every 10 people infected will infect between 12 and 13 other people. The estimated daily growth rate of infections...

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‘Spend as much as you can,’ IMF head urges governments worldwide By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Policymakers worldwide should embrace more spending to help revive their stuttering economies, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday at Russia's annual Gaidar economic forum. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva did not give any specific economic forecasts, but made clear her desire for governments to up their spending and that a synchronised approach internationally was best...

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Wall Street Opens Mostly Lower After Retail Sales Drop; Dow Down 175 Pts By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- U.S. stocks opened mostly lower on Friday after a second straight monthly drop in retail sales underlined the loss of momentum in the economy due to record Covid-19 infections around the turn of the year.  The mood wasn't helped much by an opening salvo of bank earnings that looked strong at first sight, but which belied a slowdown...

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