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FTSE aided by stronger commodity stocks

Shares on the FTSE 100 stock market climbed during morning trading today (March 8th), with rises by commodity firms helping to outweigh losses seen in the banking and pharmaceutical sector.

According to Reuters, the index was up 0.2 per cent at 09:26 GMT, taking it to 5,608.59 points and extending the ...

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Monday 08 March 10

Bank boss donations 'could lead to more charitable giving'

News that a number of banking bosses are to donate their bonuses to charity could pave the way for an increase in charity investing.

This is according to chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital Martin Brookes, who told the Guardian that the country needs ’role models’ when it comes ...

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Thursday 04 March 10

Stronger dollar causes gold to dip

Strength in the value of the dollar has caused the price of gold to fall during trading today, potentially limiting its attractiveness to those with high levels of personal wealth.

The Dollar Index - which measures the greenback against six of its major counterparts - has risen by as much as ...

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Thursday 04 March 10

Base rate and QE changes 'unlikely'

It is unlikely that the Bank of England will opt to alter interest rates or its quantitative easing (QE) programme in its announcement later today (March 4th).

This is according to UK economist at Capital Economics Vicky Redwood, who said that it will be some time before the Monetary Policy Committee ...

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Wednesday 03 March 10

Sterling recovery 'will not occur soon'

It is unlikely that sterling will recover from the fall seen earlier this week in the immediate future, one currency analyst has predicted.

Caxton FX’s Duncan Higgins said that the ’near-term outlook is looking particularly weak’ for the currency at the moment, a comment that may dissuade those looking to invest ...

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Wednesday 03 March 10

Financial regulations 'could hamper economic recovery'

Any changes to the regulation of banks and other financial institutions could limit the economic recovery by making it harder for them to lend to consumers and businesses.

This is according to Angela Knight of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), who was speaking at an event organised to introduce new European ...

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