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LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Rapid growth in Britain's consumer
credit has been driven by borrowing by people with good credit
scores, not subprime lending, according to research from
regulators on Monday.
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LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said
on Monday it had fined former Royal Bank of Scotland
interest rate derivatives trader Neil Danziger 250,000 pounds
($338,000) and banned him from working in any regulated
financial activity.
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COLOMBO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose on Monday
to a near seven-week high as blue chip shares such as John
Keells Holdings Plc gained, while foreign investors
continued to buy the island nation's risky assets.
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LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Hedge funds have kicked off 2018
with their biggest bet ever on the euro rising, a clear vote of
confidence in the single currency but, with positioning so
stretched, one which could backfire in the near term.
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LUANDA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Angola's President Joao Lourenco
said on Monday he may change the leadership of the country's $5
billion sovereign wealth fund, depending on the results of an
external inquiry into its performance and governance due to be
completed in coming days.
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* New year rally gather pace as autos cement rally
* STOXX 600 hits highest since August 2015
* Novo offers to buy Ablynx at 32 pct premium
* Dialog Semi jumps after Q4 sales beat...
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HANOI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vietnam brought 22 executives to
court over losses at the state oil firm on Monday, in the most
important trial of a widening crackdown on corruption. Among
those being tried was the first politburo member to be arrested
in decades.
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LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Lidl UK, the British arm of the
German discount supermarket, said on Monday it would create up
to 1,000 jobs with a new distribution centre in Luton, south
east England, as it steps up expansion in the country.
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DUESSELDORF, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German industrial workers
staged strikes at companies across the metals and engineering
sectors on Monday as part of a campaign by union IG Metall for
higher pay.
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