The European Medicines Agency will wait for more data before releasing definitive recommendations on the proposed mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to a Wednesday news release. The EU regulator noted preliminary data from studies in Spain, Germany and the UK in which the vaccine mix and match demonstrated a Continue Reading

* June CPI rises to 2.5% from 2.1% in May * Reuters poll had pointed to 2.2% increase * Fuel prices up 20% yy, biggest jump since 2010 * Bank of England sees CPI exceeding 3% (Adds further market reaction, house prices) By David Milliken and William Schomberg British inflation Continue Reading

* British Land drops on plans to scrap rent concessions * BP drops on plans to buy full ownership of Thorntons JV * Howden Joinery hits record high on upbeat earnings updates * FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 adds 0.1% By Shashank Nayar London’s FTSE 100 ended on a quiet Continue Reading

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the firm says a third shot increases neutralizing antibody levels CNBC has more:Pfizer / BioNTech says they are developing a Covid-19 booster shot intended to target the delta variant developing an updated version of the vaccine.“As seen in real world evidence released from the Israel Ministry of Health, vaccine efficacy has Continue Reading

British homebuilder Persimmon Plc reported higher half-year revenue on Thursday and said it expected housing demand to remain robust beyond a tax holiday, as customers sought bigger homes after saving more during the lockdowns. Government incentives such as the tax break, which ends in September, and a mortgage guarantee scheme, along Continue Reading

(Reuters) – German lender Deutsche Bank  said on Tuesday it launched a new set of foreign exchange (FX) indexes to track 21 emerging market (EM) currencies, indicating a growing relevance and importance of developing markets in the global economy. The set of four new non-tradable FX indexes would track EMs that Continue Reading

The European Central Bank is open to giving banks in the euro zone more time to rebuild capital buffers if the current crisis leads to a material deterioration of asset quality, ECB bank supervisor Andrea Enria said on Monday. “We plan to stick to the flexibility that we provide banks, Continue Reading

By Jamie Freed and Scott Murdoch A group of infrastructure investors has proposed a $22.26 billion ($16.7 billion) buyout of Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd , the operator of Australia’s biggest airport, taking a longer-term view on the pandemic-battered travel sector. Record-low interest rates have led pension funds and their investment Continue Reading

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday it was important not to over-react to a rise in inflation that was likely to prove temporary during Britain’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Echoing the message from the BoE’s June policy meeting last week, Bailey said the Continue Reading