Author: super@dmin

The British pound is in focus for currency traders on Monday, ahead of a crucial Brexit vote in the U.K. Parliament this week, as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May tries to drum up support for her deal and the European Union provides some reassurances.

Crude-oil futures on Monday are firmly lower, as global equity markets pull back on further signs of weakness in China, the world’s second-largest economy.

Strategists at Société Générale say it might merit watching the growing uncertainty in earnings estimates to see where volatility is headed

Treasury yields are falling on Monday trading after a raft of weaker trade data suggested the global economy was slowing down.

Newmont Mining Corp. agrees to buy rival Canadian gold producer Goldcorp Inc. in an all-stock transaction the companies valued at $10 billion, intensifying a consolidation wave among global miners as they compete for a dwindling supply of easy-to-find gold.

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Wall Street was facing a potentially weak start to the new trading week as stock futures fall after downbeat trade data out of China. The start of earnings season, a government shutdown and more Brexit drama added to that worry list.

Shares were lower in Asia on Monday, extending the latest losses on Wall Street, as China reported a slowdown in exports.