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Morning bid: ECB, Swiss set to cut, but by how much?

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Finance

Exclusive-Shein IPO: UK regulator decision slowed by NGO challenge, sources say

Image for Asia stocks rally on Fed cut bets; Aussie jumps on jobs data

Finance

Asia stocks rally on Fed cut bets; Aussie jumps on jobs data

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Finance

Analysis-South Korea's tourism, soft power gains, at risk from extended political crisis

Image for Oil little changed as demand weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply risks

Oil little changed as demand weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply risks

Date: December 12, 2024

(Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trade on Thursday as forecasts of weak demand and a higher-than-expected rise in U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories stemmed gains from...

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Dollar holds steady despite rate cut bets; Aussie rises after jobs data

Date: December 12, 2024

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday after hitting a two-week high in the previous session, supported by a rise in U.S. Treasury yields even as market...

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UK housing market gathers pace despite cloudy outlook, RICS survey shows

Date: December 12, 2024

(Reuters) - Britain's housing market strengthened further in November although uncertainty over the economic outlook could curtail activity in the months ahead, according to a survey on Thursday from...

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HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1 billion trade finance programme for emerging market

Date: December 12, 2024

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1 billion, in a move to help...

Image for UK announces planning overhaul to help meet 1.5 million new homes target

UK announces planning overhaul to help meet 1.5 million new homes target

Date: December 12, 2024

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday outlined details of an overhaul to its planning system to help boost growth and hit a target of 1.5 million new homes in the next five years,...

Image for UK regulator proposes reforms as household energy debts hit $5 billion

UK regulator proposes reforms as household energy debts hit $5 billion

Date: December 12, 2024

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's energy regulator Ofgem has proposed reforming how companies deal with customers who owe money and said they should offer tariffs free of some charges as...