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Image for Global bonds tumble as flaring inflation spooks investors
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Global bonds tumble as flaring inflation spooks investors

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The global bond market limped to the end of a bruising w...

15th May, 2026

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German economy to take hit from Iran war during Q2, ministry says

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Economic growth in Germany, which was just 0.3% in th...

15th May, 2026

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Trump says he and China's Xi agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran is running out a...

15th May, 2026

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Analysis-Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cru...

15th May, 2026

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Italy's Unipol profit grows 15% on core insurance activity

May 15 (Reuters) - Italian financial group Unipol reported a 15.4% comparable rise in its first-quar...

15th May, 2026

Image for European blue-chip earnings set for strongest growth since late 2022
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European blue-chip earnings set for strongest growth since late 2022

May 15 (Reuters) - European blue-chip companies are on track to deliver the strongest earnings growt...

15th May, 2026

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HSBC pauses $4 billion private credit investment after fraud hit, FT reports

May 15 (Reuters) - HSBC has paused a $4 billion investment into its own private credit funds, the Fi...

15th May, 2026

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Analysis-Carry on trading: rate-based G10 currency bets make a comeback

By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The carry trade, where investors buy hi...

15th May, 2026

Image for Morning Bid: Yield surge spoils the equity party
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Morning Bid: Yield surge spoils the equity party

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Is the penny finally dropping...

15th May, 2026

Image for Stellantis, Dongfeng sign $1.17 billion deal to build Peugeot, Jeep vehicles in China
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Stellantis, Dongfeng sign $1.17 billion deal to build Peugeot, Jeep vehicles in China

May 15 (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Friday it has signed an about 1 billion euro ($1.17 billion) d...

15th May, 2026

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Britain's foreign minister plans to visit China in early June, sources say

By Joe Cash BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper is expected to visit...

15th May, 2026

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Volkswagen labour leaders stand by 'red line' on plant closures

By Christina Amann and Rachel More BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Top labour representatives at Volkswag...

15th May, 2026