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Major mortgage lenders in UK chopping rates as competition heats up

(Alliance News) - Britain's biggest banks are chopping the mortgage rates on offer as competition to attract borrowers heats up over the summer.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Keywords Studios to 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

US judge's financial conflict leads to revived lawsuit against big banks

NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court threw out the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 large banks of overcharging investors by billions of dollars of corporate bonds, saying the trial judge should have been recused because his wife owned stock in one of the banks.

US judge's financial conflict leads to revived lawsuit against big banks

NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court threw out the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 large banks of overcharging investors on corporate bonds, saying the trial judge should have been recused because his wife owned stock in one of the banks.

UK's Sainsbury's sales up 3%, poor weather dents non-food demand

Q1 like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, up 3.0%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank cuts Quilter, ups Polar Capital

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday:

Ten big banks settle US interest rate swaps rigging litigation

NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Ten large banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will pay $46 million to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to rig the now $465.9 trillion market for interest rate swaps.

Bank of England highlights private equity vulnerabilities

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Risk management in the private equity sector needs improving, the Bank of England said on Thursday, particularly as the period of low interest rates ends and leads to higher financing costs for risky debt in a highly leveraged industry.

EARNINGS AND TRADING: PureTech seals tender offer; HL bid questioned

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Ryanair and Wizz Air

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday:

London close: Stocks rise as BoE holds interest rates

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Thursday on a positive note following the Bank of England's decision to maintain interest rates, aligning with market expectations despite the backdrop of decreasing inflation.

TOP NEWS: Sainsbury's pays NatWest GBP125 million to take on bank arm

(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC on Thursday agreed to buy the retail banking assets and liabilities of Sainsbury's Bank from J Sainsbury PLC.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 climbs before BoE takes centre-stage

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London largely opened higher on Thursday, in somewhat confident trade ahead of a Bank of England interest rate decision, which comes in the wake of the UK inflation rate returning to target.

NatWest swoops on retailer Sainsbury's banking business

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - NatWest has struck a deal to acquire most of the banking business of UK retailer Sainsbury's, the companies said on Thursday, in a deal that would increase the British lender's assets by 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion).

LONDON BRIEFING: Sainsbury's sells core banking arm to NatWest

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to trade higher in morning dealings, before focus on Thursday afternoon turns to an expected interest rate hold by the Bank of England.