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Oil tumbles after weak factory data sparks demand concerns

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped sharply on Monday as weak manufacturing data...

1st August, 2022

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‘Relief for the world’ as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebano...

1st August, 2022

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Gold investors face bind over bars from tarnished Russia

By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Some investors want Russian gold off their books but it’s not tha...

1st August, 2022

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Exclusive-Luxembourg banks told to freeze Ecuador assets amid Perenco dispute, documents show

By Rowena Edwards and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) -A Luxembourg bailiff has ordered banks to f...

1st August, 2022

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Russia says can’t do much to help with Nord Stream gas pipeline repair

(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations...

1st August, 2022

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Bank of England to get more aggressive with 50 bps hike on Thursday: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is now expected to lift borrowing costs by...

1st August, 2022

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Pope to visit Kazakhstan, may meet Russian Orthodox patriarch

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders...

1st August, 2022

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Euro zone factory activity contracted in July as recession fears grow

LONDON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across the euro zone contracted last month with factories...

1st August, 2022

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Dollar sinks below 132 yen as traders boost recession bets

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar declined to its lowest level in more than si...

1st August, 2022

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NATO peacekeepers oversee removal of roadblocks in Kosovo

By Fatos Bytyci ZUPCE, Kosovo (Reuters) -NATO-led peacekeepers backed by helicopters on Monday overs...

1st August, 2022

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Stephen King goes to bat for U.S. gov’t in case against book publishing mega-merger

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will ask a federal judge on Monday...

1st August, 2022

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U.S. considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China

By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering limiti...

1st August, 2022