Reuters Before the Bell: August 28, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, August 28, 2015 Wild week for markets set to end with whimper LONDON (Reuters) - A white-knuckle ride for global markets this week looked set to end with a whimper on Friday, with equities and commodities giving up some of their eye-popping bounces as investors turned their focus back to central banks' ability to avert deflation. Oil steadies after strong gains as equities rally LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Friday after bouncing back from six-and-a-half-year lows on recovering equities markets, strong U.S. economic growth and news of low crude supplies from Nigeria. Fed's Bullard says market swings not hitting economic outlook: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Violent swings in financial markets over the last 10 days will probably not change the Federal Reserve's view that the U.S. economy is on a firm footing, a top Fed official said on Friday. Stock futures fall after two-day market rally (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, after a two-day market rally, suggesting nervousness heading into the weekend after a hair-raising ride for global markets in the past few days. British payments glitch at HSBC leaves thousands without wages LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC reported a computer glitch on Friday which it said prevented some of its British business customers from making payments, leaving thousands of workers without wages ahead of a three-day weekend. China's central bank likely to ease policy again by end-December: Reuters poll (Reuters) - China's central bank is highly likely to ease monetary policy again by the end of this year, according to economists surveyed by Reuters, as it seeks to support a rapidly cooling economy and calm financial markets. Carlyle in talks on $770 million takeover of UK's Innovation Group LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is in advanced talks about buying Innovation Group for 40 pence a share in cash, valuing its equity at almost 500 million pounds ($769 million), the British software company said on Friday. Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - The Pentagon is teaming up with Apple, Boeing, Harvard and others to develop high-tech sensory gear flexible enough to be worn by people or molded onto the outside of a jet. Accused U.S. 'flash crash' trader fails to have UK extradition case postponed LONDON (Reuters) - A London-based day-trader accused by the United States of market manipulation that contributed to the Wall Street "flash crash" in 2010, failed to persuade a court on Friday to postpone his extradition hearing. Prosecutor seeks to summon Murdoch in Deutsche Bank trial MUNICH (Reuters) - Munich prosecutors requested that 30 additional witnesses including Rupert Murdoch, publisher Friede Springer and Axel Springer Chief Executive Mathias Doepfner be summoned in a trial against Deutsche Bank executives. Related Video Japan inflation flatlines in July Stocks go gangbusters as China fears fade Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook