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Delayed · 01:57 UK

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  1. UK unemployment edges down to 4.7% as pay growth holds at 3.7%, ONS says

    The Office for National Statistics reported a broadly flat labour market in June to August 2026,…

  2. EIF commits SEK 220m to BackingMinds Invest III to back overlooked Nordic founders

    The European Investment Fund is the first institutional investor in the Swedish venture capital fund, which…

  3. Stafford Capital Partners says timberland portfolio absorbed 17.4m tonnes of CO2e in 2025

    The $9bn private markets firm's sixth sustainability report also shows its operational emissions fell 29%, while…

  4. PM Alpha opens Swiss base in Zug as co-founder relocates to lead expansion

    The London-based private markets platform will target independent asset managers, multi-family offices and private banks in…

  5. PingPong expands into Spain and Portugal through partnership with Santander’s Getnet

    The cross-border payments platform, which says it serves more than 750,000 businesses, will use Getnet's infrastructure…

Markets

Market prices, delayed
InstrumentPriceChange
FTSE 100 10,725.03 -0.07%
S&P 500 7,663.43 -1.21%
GBP/USD 1.3405 +0.07%
EUR/USD 1.1225 -0.09%
Brent $112.79 +3.65%
Gold $4,040.00 -2.65%
Bitcoin $81,347 -3.17%

Prices delayed. Updated 01:57 UK time

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