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French services growth slowed less than first forecast in July -final PMI

PARIS (Reuters) – Growth in France’s services sector weakened by less than initially expected in Jul...

3rd August, 2022

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Semiconductors and energy crucial factors to BMW earnings – CEO

BERLIN (Reuters) – Semiconductor production and energy supply in Europe will be decisive for BMW kee...

3rd August, 2022

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Inflation, gas supply concerns end German services sector rebound -PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s services sector saw its six-month expansion come to an end in July as h...

3rd August, 2022

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Trump-backed candidates prevail in U.S. midterm primaries; Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Republican voters on Tuesday chose a raft of candidates supporting Donald Tr...

3rd August, 2022

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Swiss inflation steadies in July, still above SNB target

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss consumer price inflation held steady at 3.4% in July, slightly less than eco...

3rd August, 2022

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Commerzbank sees energy and growth ‘clouds’ after Q2 profit beat

By Tom Sims and Marta Orosz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Commerzbank swung on Wednesday to a bigg...

3rd August, 2022

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Volvo Cars July sales drop 21.5%, sees improvement ahead

OSLO (Reuters) -Volvo Car Group’s July sales were down 21.5% from a year earlier as supply chain pro...

3rd August, 2022

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Spanish services sector growth slows slightly in July -PMI

MADRID (Reuters) – Activity in Spain’s services sector grew in July at the slowest pace since March,...

3rd August, 2022

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Global cenbanks lift rates by nearly 1,200 bps in July

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Major developed and emerging market cent...

3rd August, 2022

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As US eyes new China chip curbs, turmoil looms for global market

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China’s ad...

3rd August, 2022

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Maersk sees weaker demand for shipping containers this year

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk said it expects weaker 2022...

3rd August, 2022

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Truck maker Volvo Group plans to build battery plant

OSLO (Reuters) – Swedish truck maker Volvo Group plans to establish a large-scale production plant f...

3rd August, 2022