Morning Headlines

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MARKET VIEW
🟢Euro STOXX 50 futures were down 4 points at 5,453, FTSE futures lost 3.5 points to 9,233.5, and German DAX futures dropped 8 points to 23,665, by 0430 GMT.

🟢Japan's Nikkei share average flipped to losses and the yen firmed after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady as expected, but in a split decision with two of the nine board members voting for a hike.​

🟢Oil prices fell as worries about fuel demand in the United States outweighed expectations that the first interest rate cut this year by the U.S. Federal Reserve would spur greater consumption.​

GLOBAL TOP NEWS
🟢Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations' "special relationship" on Thursday, drawing the U.S leader's unprecedented second state visit to a close with a show of unity after avoiding possible pitfalls.

🟢The Bank of England slowed the pace of its programme to run down its government bond stockpile on Thursday and skewed sales away from long-dated debt in a bid to minimise the impact on volatile gilt markets.

🟢The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady but decided to start selling its holdings of risky assets, taking another step forward in phasing out remnants of its massive stimulus programme.

[Dave]

25k holders already, the growth is unreal

[Pitchfork_IS_power]

Yes , not bad , soon more

[Nahid10]

The Bank of England slowed the pace of its programme to run down its government bond stockpile on Thursday and skewed sales away from long-dated debt in a bid to minimise the impact on volatile gilt markets.

[Sadia Khatun]

Staying locked and loaded for the future drops

[Couturier]

Very insightful roundup The mix of steady rates from BOJ, oil price concerns, and bond strategy shifts from BOE shows how central banks are carefully balancing growth and stability. Markets definitely watching every move closely

[Nahid10]

GLOBAL TOP NEWS
🟢Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations' "special relationship" on Thursday, drawing the U.S leader's unprecedented second state visit to a close with a show of unity after avoiding possible pitfalls.