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UK Pay Settlements Cool to 10-Month Low, Handing the Bank of England Its Clearest Disinflation Signal Yet

Brightmine data show employers granting the smallest wage increases since last autumn, easing the services-inflation constraint that has kept UK rate cuts on a slow path

UK employers raised pay by the least in ten months, according to Brightmine, reinforcing evidence that a loosening labour market is finally translating into softer wage settlements — a precondition the Bank of England has repeatedly cited for further policy easing.

SPECIAL REPORT
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European Equities Slide Toward Longest Losing Streak Since 2025 as War Risk Bids Oil

Middle East escalation fears push crude and sovereign yields higher simultaneously, leaving regional benchmarks with no defensive refuge and extending a multi-session drawdown.

European bourses are on track for their longest consecutive losing streak since 2025 as geopolitical risk premia lift oil and bond yields together, squeezing both cyclical and defensive exposures.

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AstraZeneca Scraps Volrustomig Lung Trial as Enhertu Data Offsets Pipeline Setback

The FTSE-listed pharmaceutical group discontinued a late-stage lung cancer study of its bispecific candidate after a data setback, even as Enhertu delivered a progression-free survival benefit in a separate lung indication — leaving the stock higher on the day.

AstraZeneca discontinued a Phase 3 trial of volrustomig in lung cancer following disappointing data, a meaningful blow to its next-generation immuno-oncology ambitions. The negative headline was cushioned by positive progression-free survival results for Enhertu in a lung cancer setting, and shares traded higher as investors weighted the commercial-stage readout more heavily than the pipeline write-down.

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Soft U.S. Retail Data Trims Fed Rate Bets, Lifting European Equities and Gold

Falling yields and repricing toward a Federal Reserve pause drove the FTSE 100 and continental benchmarks higher, with bullion catching a bid as the dollar's rate advantage narrowed.

European equity benchmarks ticked higher as weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales prompted markets to trim expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening. Government bond yields eased across the curve, providing a valuation tailwind for long-duration equity sectors, while gold advanced as real-rate expectations softened.

MARKET REPORTBULLISH
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