Retail sales have been rising on a year-on-year basis for almost two-and-a-half years in the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Thursday (22 October). September retail sales were 1.3 higher than August spending in the UK
U.S. stock index futures indicated a higher open on Thursday, following a rise in global stocks on hopes that recent softness in U.S. economic data will push out a rate hike. Futures trimmed gains, with the Dow futures up about 50 points, amid