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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...
