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FTSE 100 finishes strongly as dovish Fed chair Yellen reassures
The Footsie closed 87.17 higher, or 1.19% to 7,416...
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Robert Walters PLC
LON:RWA
Robert Walters is engaged in the provision of professional recruitment services on a permanent and contract basis in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific, the United States and South Africa, to clients in the financial, commercial and industrial sectors.
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Brexit: British recruiters report improved trading but UK firms struggle to find employees
Recruitment firms Hays, PageGroup and Robert Walters have reported a pick-up in UK trading post Brexit while British companies in manufacturing and services are struggling to fill roles
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Day ahead: Ten Entertainment float could score a strike; Hays to update
The UK's second largest ten-pin bowling operator, Ten Entertainment will have an initial market cap of £107.25mln when conditional trading starts in London
Hays joins fellow recruiters PageGroup, Robert Walters with improved UK trading despite Brexit
But official data has revealed unemployment benefit claimants increased by 25,500 to 765,400 in the three months period to end-March when Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 to begin formal Brexit negotiations over the next two
Recruiter Robert Walters sees record first quarter, with net fee income up 20% year-on-year
In a trading update, the group said its net fee income was £78.3mln, up 33% at actual rates from the £59.0mln reported at the same stage in 2016
International strength drove 2016 profit growth for Robert Walters, but UK operations remained resilient despite Brexit
The staffing group saw its pretax profits increase by 26% to £28.1mln in the full-year to December 31, up from £22.4mln in 2015
FTSE 100 ends higher before Fed rate decision
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, thanks to buoyancy in the pharma and mining sectors while a US rate card was considered in the bag, priced and sold on the market
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Day ahead: Fed meeting to dominate, although any US rate hike due after London close
Following recent hints from Fed policymakers, most especially chair Janet Yellen, markets are braced for the first US interest rate rise of this year
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Antofagasta closing in on a feasibility study of expansion of Los Pelambres
Big names reporting include Antofagasta, Hikma and Robert Walters.
Preview: M&S and Sports Direct to test investors' patience
Investors in Marks & Spencer PLC (LON:MKS) will hope for news of a long-awaited upturn in the retailer’s clothing business when it updates on trading on Thursday.
Week Ahead: Housebuilders and retailers to face referendum grilling
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PREVIEW: Tesco to reveal financial results for 2015
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Broker spotlight: Lonmin’s US$400mln rights splits City
Lonmin, Pearson, SThree, Hays, and Robert Walters are in Thursday's broker spotlight