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Finance

Central Bank Gold Accumulation Reaches Historic Levels: What the Data Reveals About Shifting Reserve Strategies

Central banks around the world have been accumulating gold at a pace not seen in decades. The trend,...

16th January, 2026

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German inflation confirmed at 2.0% in December

BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed in December to 2.0%, the federal statistics offic...

16th January, 2026

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Factbox-Prince Harry's battles with the press in UK courts

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Prince Harry's legal fight with British newspapers returns to the High Co...

16th January, 2026

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Exclusive-TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM, Jan 16 - TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology...

16th January, 2026

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Prince Harry's war against UK press reaches showdown with Daily Mail case

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Prince Harry's war against the British pr...

16th January, 2026

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French PM announces new budget plans in bid to break deadlock

PARIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - France's government has postponed its 2026 budget talks in parliament, sch...

16th January, 2026

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Exclusive-South Korea's $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, Finance Minister says

By Jihoon Lee, Cynthia Kim and Yena Park SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's planned investment...

16th January, 2026

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Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner in US tariff deal

By Wen-Yee Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to become a close strategic...

16th January, 2026

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UK statistics body says it will decide in summer on launch timing for improved employment survey

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Office for National Statistics is preparing contingency plans to delay...

16th January, 2026

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Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China

By Lewis Jackson, Melanie Burton and Amy Lv BEIJING/MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The proposed tie-u...

16th January, 2026

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Morning Bid: How much more yen jawboning before intervention?

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Markets were set to end the week...

16th January, 2026

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France says US action against Greenland could endanger EU trade, FT reports

Jan 16 (Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure has warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott...

16th January, 2026