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‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan
Date: October 9, 2023
‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will promise on Monday to get the country building again if elected to government, saying the way to spur much-needed economic growth is to smooth the path for the...
UK bank regulator still pressing for Metro plan by Monday – source
Date: October 9, 2023
UK bank regulator still pressing for Metro plan by Monday – source By Elisa Martinuzzi, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is still working with embattled Metro Bank to present a plan by Monday morning that would see the lender bolster its balance sheet or find a buyer,...
Dollar gains against euro in flight to safety on Israel-Palestinian fighting
Date: October 9, 2023
Dollar gains against euro in flight to safety on Israel-Palestinian fighting By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The safe-haven dollar rose on Monday against the euro and sterling as military clashes between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas raised concerns the conflict could widen beyond Gaza. Israel’s response to the...
Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games
Date: October 6, 2023
Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is battling to contain a bout of nationwide panic over bedbugs in Paris just nine months before the capital hosts next summer’s Olympic Games. Government officials were holding an emergency meeting on Friday on how to tackle a crisis borne...
Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds
Date: October 6, 2023
Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A blowout U.S. jobs report on Friday sent the dollar higher and cast a pall over stocks and bonds as the data increased fears that interest rates will stay elevated for longer and stirred concerns the...
US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number
Date: October 6, 2023
US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained on Friday, headed for a 12th straight week of gains, after a blockbuster U.S. jobs report for September raised the odds that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this year. The last...