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Speaking at a meeting of the Bellagio Group in London, Bailey said global economy is entering a more fragile phase

Oil prices rose to multi-month highs this week after protests flared up in Iran

The wealth management unit posted $8.4bn in net revenue in the most recent quarter, up from $7.5bn a year earlier.

Overall the pound has started 2026 strongly with gains against most major currencies except the dollar.

Commodities stocks were under pressure after a crackdown on some high frequency traders in Shanghai.

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Trade wars and macroeconomic events raise questions about how resilient the UK economy would be if it couldn't import key parts.

Appetite for risk fell on Thursday, pushing gold and oil prices lower.

The UK economy returned to growth in November, despite uncertainty in the run up to chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering the autumn budget.

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Precious metal touched all-time high of $4,639.42.

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Bank of America and Wells Fargo both posted a surge in profit as trading activity powered results, and Citigroup stock jumped as the bank posted an 84% jump in financial advisory fees.

Oil prices surged after Trump's threat to impose a tariff on countries doing business with Iran

Gold futures jumped 2% to $4,592.90 per ounce, while spot gold surged 1.6% to $4,582.55.

Chairman Jerome Powell revealed on Sunday that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice.

Oil prices advanced on Friday morning, as developments in Venezuela and protests in Iran raised concerns about disruption to supply in the market.

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Gold prices extended losses in early European trading ahead of key US labour market data due on Friday.

US president says he will control money earned from sale of up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude.