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Image for Morning bid: Chinese consumers shut up shop
Finance

Morning bid: Chinese consumers shut up shop

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. China has kicked off the wee...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

Laggard European markets may be 2025's top recovery trade

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) - The year ahead is shaping up badly for Europe with its financial...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

Dollar hovers near 3-week high before Fed; bitcoin tops $105,000

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered close to a three-week peak versus major...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

China's factory output quickens in Nov, but consumption still a drag

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output quickened slightly in November, while retail sales dis...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

Oil eases from highest in weeks, investors eye Fed rate cuts

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil futures eased from their highest levels in weeks as invest...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

China's 'erotic clothing' capital braces for Trump and e-commerce crackdown

By Casey Hall, Florence Lo and Xihao Jiang GUANYUN, China (Reuters) - In an industrial park being bu...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

Asia wary of Fed rate outlook, high bond yields

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were in a wary mood on Monday as surging bond y...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

UK factories take fright as budget adds to cost pressures, survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers have reported the sharpest loss of confidence since the sta...

16th December, 2024

Image for UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says
Finance

UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - Average asking prices for newly listed houses and apartments in...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

Bitcoin surges above $106,000 on strategic reserve hopes

(Reuters) -Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 in early Asian trade on Monday, boosted by...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

UK approves Daniel Kretinsky's $6.7 billion bid for Royal Mail owner, FT reports

(Reuters) - The British government has approved the sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel K...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

German Chancellor Scholz to ask parliament to clear way for new elections

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz will call on Germany's parliament on Mon...

15th December, 2024