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Dollar dips ahead of Powell speech

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against other major currencies on Friday, ahead...

26th August, 2022

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Hungary cenbank seen hiking 100 bps to 11.75% next week as inflation surges

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank is expected to raise its base interest...

26th August, 2022

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Funds from electricity levy could help German households, says renewables association

BERLIN – A multi-billion-euro account fed by a now-suspended surcharge on electricity prices could b...

26th August, 2022

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Prince Harry hopes Diana death anniversary will be ‘filled with memories’

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said he wished his children could have met his mother Prin...

26th August, 2022

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Global equity funds see large outflows on slowdown worries

(Reuters) – Global equity funds witnessed their biggest weekly capital withdrawals in five weeks in...

26th August, 2022

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Heavy Norwegian gas maintenance adds to energy price pressure

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway, which has overtaken Russia as the biggest gas supplier to Euro...

26th August, 2022

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European stocks slip on dour German sentiment survey ahead of Powell speech

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday as investors fretted over downbeat Ger...

26th August, 2022

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Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 115,000 workers at Britain’s Royal Mail began the first of four days of...

26th August, 2022

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Factbox-How far are UK energy bills set to rise and what help are consumers getting?

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem said on Friday the cap on domestic energy prices...

26th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 extends gains, Micro Focus soars on buyout deal

By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip index rose for a second straight da...

26th August, 2022

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Russian rouble opens flat, sticks to 60-mark against U.S. dollar

(Reuters) – The Russian rouble opened flat in trading on Friday as month-end tax payments by exporte...

26th August, 2022

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Sentiment among German exporters falls for third month in a row -Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters fell for the third month in a row in August as h...

26th August, 2022