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Senate reaches temporary agreement over budget
A bipartisan group of negotiators has reached across the aisle to finalise an agreement to reopen the US federal government almost 60 hours after it first shut down.
Commodities: Base metals find slight bid
Commodities found a slight bid at the start of the week, centred on base metals and agriculture futures.
FX round-up: Macron interview pushes pound towards first Fibonacci resistance
Sterling continued to move higher at the start of the week after French Prime Minister Emmanuele Macron appeared to hold the door open to a bespoke trading arrangement for the UK after Brexit.
US open: Stocks mixed, investors wait on Senate vote on government shutdown
Wall Street's main market gauges have begun the week trading on a slightly mixed note, following the US Senate's inability to avoid a federal government shutdown during the previous session.
AIG reaches deal to acquire Bermudian insurer for $5.56bn
Global insurance company American International Group (AIG) has inked a deal to acquire Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Validus Holdings for $5. 56bn, as the group's new chief executive looked to reverse nearly ten years' worth of asset declines as a result of its near collapse in 2008.
Europe midday: Periphery stocks lead gains after debt upgrades
Periphery stocks are pacing gains following sovereign debt upgrades for Greece and Spain, amid news that delegates from Germany's SPD party voted to start formal talks with the CDU/CSU on creating a grand coalition in the country.