Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 16 points lower at 6,089 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. * AstraZeneca: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold, and it was working with the company to figure…
Medical staff wearing protective clothing take a patient off a ambulance at St Thomas' hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKayLONDON (Reuters) - A total of 2,621 new positive cases were recorded across the United Kingdom on Monday, Public Health England said.The new cases take…
GBIL5YF5Y=RGBIL10YF10Y=R have ticked up, a pattern seen also after the 2016 referendum when the pound crash lifted inflation expectations.The latest rise in inflation expectations coincided with the bout of pound weakness, suggesting it is Brexit-related and not down to COVID-19 reflation, said Viraj Patel, global macro and currency strategist at Arkera.Graphic: UK inflation expectations tick…
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 18 points higher at 5,959 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * GSK/SANOFI: French drugmaker Sanofi and its British peer GSK have started a clinical trial for a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, as pharmaceutical companies race to develop treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic. *…
