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Tight U.S. labor market keeps upward pressure on wages; inflation heats up

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter a...

29th July, 2022

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Spanish banks weigh impact of windfall tax, consider legal challenge

By Jesús Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – BBVA and Caixabank on Friday said they were looki...

29th July, 2022

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Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Analysts have trimmed their year-end inflation forecasts for Russia and see room...

29th July, 2022

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Analysis-World’s biggest bond markets back in vogue as recession fears mount

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – One day you’re out and the next day you’re in: the world’s ba...

29th July, 2022

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Analysis: President’s tough talk masks Mexican concern over energy dispute with U.S

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A potentially costly U.S.-led complaint against Mexico’s ener...

29th July, 2022

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Euro zone growth, inflation accelerate, but recession looms later in year

By Jan Strupczewski and Balazs Koranyi BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone economy grew muc...

29th July, 2022

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AstraZeneca lifts revenue guidance on COVID treatment

By Natalie Grover and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said it expected prescriptions of its COV...

29th July, 2022

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Italy’s economy grew faster than expected in Q2, back above pre-COVID levels

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s economy grew 1.0% in the second quarter of the year from...

29th July, 2022

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UK consumers borrow more in face of cost-of-living squeeze

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer lending rose last month at its fastest since M...

29th July, 2022

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Some wounded Russian soldiers find compensation elusive, despite Putin’s pledge – sources

By Maria Tsvetkova ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A week into Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladi...

29th July, 2022

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Euro zone inflation hits yet another record high after big jump

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation rose to another record high in July and its peak could sti...

29th July, 2022

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European shares climb, set for best month since Nov 2020 on earnings cheer

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares rose on Friday and were on pace for their first monthly gai...

29th July, 2022