Currencies
FX round-up: Sterling jumps against euro, US dollar leaps against Argentine peso
Sterling had a torrid run against the single currency on Thursday, after the European Central Bank managed to again catch foreign exchange traders on the hop by delivering a 'dovish' end to its plans to end quantitative easing.
ECB announces end of QE, interest rates to be unchanged at least through mid-2019
The European Central Bank has decided to end its asset purchase programme at the end of 2018, although interest rates will remain at their current levels - at least - "through" the summer of 2019.
US retail sales volumes more than double forecasts in April
US consumers took Main Street by storm in April with sharp increases seen in outlays on building materials, gasoline and clothing.
US import prices jump in May on the back of dearer fuel purchases
Import prices in the States jumped last month, pushed higher by a sharp increase in the bill for fuel imports.
US weekly unemployment claims remain at multi-decade lows
Initial US jobless claims drifted slightly lower last week, with secondary claims moving to fresh multi-decade lows.
Social media firms 'must share burden' of child mental health costs with NHS
Social media firms should do more to help the NHS tackle mental health issues in young people said NHS boss Simon Stevens.
US will not lift sanctions on North Korea until 'complete denuclearisation'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a conference in Seoul with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts on Thursday that the US would not lift economic sanctions on North Korea until the "complete denuclearisation" of the country.