United States 4-Week Bill Auction up to 4.3% from previous 4.28%

Aug 21, 2025

EU: What’s required for capital markets union? – Standard Chartered

The lack of integrated capital markets in the EU is holding back innovation and productivity growth. Despite a renewed push by the European Commission, significant operational barriers to CMU persist. Factors such as incomplete banking union and political disagreements create further headwinds.

GBP/JPY climbs as strong UK Services PMI lifts Pound

The GBP/JPY advanced during the North American session, up 0.34% after following the release of solid economic data from Britain that outweighed solid Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures in Japan. The cross-pair trades at 198.91 after bouncing off daily lows of 198.12.