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Global Banking & Finance Review’s Top Stories section curates the most important events and trends across global banking, finance, business, technology, investing and trading. It promises authoritative analysis and forward‑thinking perspectives to keep decision‑makers ahead of the curve.

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Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists

(Corrects date in dateline) By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos SAINT-MAGNE, France (Reuters) -Firef...

12th August, 2022

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Oil falls 2% on expectations that U.S. Gulf supply disruption will ease

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices plunged around 2% on Friday, on expectations that...

12th August, 2022

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Global stocks rise, U.S. yields fall as inflation slows

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets rose while U.S. Treasury yields fell on...

12th August, 2022

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Waning fears over U.S. inflation push FTSE 100 to fourth weekly rise

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s top share index logged its fourth consecutive week of gains o...

12th August, 2022

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Proposed U.S. corporate tax hike won’t save global minimum tax deal

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A corporate minimum tax in a congressional spending bill set...

12th August, 2022

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Explainer-How could the new U.S. corporate minimum tax affect companies?

By Rose Horowitch and David Lawder (Reuters) – The main revenue source in the new U.S. tax, climate...

12th August, 2022

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Biotech stocks pin bounce back hopes on M&A boost

By Amruta Khandekar and Leroy Leo (Reuters) – Plunging valuations have made biotech companies tempti...

12th August, 2022

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Automakers scramble to decode new U.S. EV tax credits

By David Shepardson and Joseph White WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. automakers and dealers are scrambli...

12th August, 2022

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U.S. inflation outlook brightens as import prices fall, consumer sentiment rises

(Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell for the first time in seven months in July, helped by a strong d...

12th August, 2022

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Irish house prices return to 2007 peak for first time

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish house prices returned in June to levels not seen since th...

12th August, 2022

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U.S., world stocks upbeat on Fed view

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were indicating a positive start to Wall...

12th August, 2022

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Winter diesel shock looms as tanks dry up ahead of sanctions

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) – Europe is heading into winter with seasonally...

12th August, 2022