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World Bank, Vakifbank to mobilise up to $1.7 billion for Turkey's small businesses
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SThree shares jump as US market rebounds, guidance confirmed
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Global insured catastrophe losses set to hit $107 billion in 2025, report shows
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'Shadow banking' growing at double the rate of traditional lenders, FSB says
UK jobs market slows further as Bank of England considers rate cut
Date: December 16, 2025
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain's unemployment rate hit its highest since the start of 2021 and private sector pay growth was the weakest in nearly five...
UK businesses breathe sigh of relief after Reeves' budget, PMIs show
Date: December 16, 2025
By William Schomberg LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British businesses have reported some renewed momentum after months of worry about possible tax increases in finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget in...
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Date: December 16, 2025
By Daphne Zhang, Ella Cao and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday dramatically reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over $2 billion in the final ruling of an...
European defence stocks slide amid progress in Ukraine peace talks
Date: December 16, 2025
Dec 16 (Reuters) - European defence stocks fell on Tuesday after U.S. officials offered on Monday to provide NATO-style security guarantees for Kyiv under a proposed peace deal with Russia, following...
Equities fall with US Treasury yields after data, oil sinks
Date: December 16, 2025
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Asian equities tumbled while the dollar drifted near two-month lows on Tuesday, as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of a slate of U.S. data,...
Morning Bid: Markets in Grinch-y mood before data deluge
Date: December 16, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down, unwilling to take on risky bets, ahead of a clutch of economic data from across the globe and...