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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 flat, peers and pound up before US data

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Thursday, as a slew of its heavyweights went ex-dividend, though blue-chip equities in mainland Europe were higher, showing no signs of pre-US inflation data angst and overlooking an acceleration in tensions between the world's two largest economies.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 underperforms ahead of US inflation data

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 largely tread water on Thursday morning, though continental peers shot up, with European markets in a largely confident mood ahead of a US inflation report.

FTSE 100 ends lower as miners drag; defence firms rally

Miners lead sectoral falls

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HSBC exec apologises for saying UK "weak" for bowing to US on China

(Alliance News) - A senior executive at banking firm HSBC Holdings PLC has apologised for comments suggesting that Britain would be "weak" for siding with the US and cutting back business dealings with China.

Royal Bank of Canada, criticized on climate, seeks executive to tackle issue

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UK's Hunt asks financial watchdog to urgently review 'debanking' concerns

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had asked the country's financial services watchdog to urgently investigate terminations of bank accounts and suggested that lenders who have broken the law should be fined.

Britain's banks told to give data on terminating customer accounts

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it will ask banks and building societies for data on customer account terminations to check if they were justified or break the law.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

UK's FTSE 100 at two-week low as surprise US credit rating cut sours mood

Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating to AA+

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays, Bernstein, Stifel cut Diageo PT

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

LONDON BRIEFING: Taylor Wimpey profit falls; BAE Systems revenue up

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Wednesday, after Fitch's US rating downgrade caused Asian markets to fall sharply.

Gloomy data makes investors more cautious on world economy

Wall Street stocks mixed

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Gloomy data makes investors more cautious on global economy

Wall Street stocks mixed

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UK's FTSE 100 falls as weak China data hurts miners

Miners lead losses on weak China data

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European shares start August on sour note as global factory activity falters

STOXX 600 ends down 0.9%

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