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Italian business confidence climbs in June, consumer morale tumbles

ROME, June 24 (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses rose in June across all the main sectors...

24th June, 2022

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Spanish Q1 economic growth slows to 0.2% q/q, 6.3% y/y, data shows

(Reuters) -The Spanish economy grew 0.2% in the first quarter of 2022, slowing from a 2.2% growth ra...

24th June, 2022

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Rouble stays near 7-yr peaks, OFZ bonds climb higher

(Reuters) – The Russian rouble stabilised near seven-year peaks on Friday, supported by capital cont...

24th June, 2022

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Britons, shaken by cost-of-living squeeze, cut back on shopping

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of...

24th June, 2022

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Traders scale back peak interest rate bets as recession fears grip

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Traders are slashing their bets on how far central banks will be able to...

24th June, 2022

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Taiwan pension fund awards $2.3 billion ESG mandate to HSBC, Morgan Stanley, 3 others By Selena Li

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The fund management arms of HSBC and Morgan Stanley were among three others to...

24th June, 2022

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Wildfire in southwest Turkey enters third day

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Firefighters sought to contain a wildfire in southwestern Turkey from land and...

24th June, 2022

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Global M&A braces for dry spell as boardrooms put expansion on hold

By Pamela Barbaglia and Anirban Sen LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global dealmaking is entering an ari...

24th June, 2022

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Analysis: Swiss policy pivot signals exit for big stock and bond investor

By Yoruk Bahceli, Saikat Chatterjee and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – From Silicon Valley shares t...

24th June, 2022

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Exclusive-Boris Johnson signals UK’s willingness to demine, help export grain from Ukraine

By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain was wil...

23rd June, 2022

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Analysis: UK’s Brexit woes threaten another flagship policy – levelling-up

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Dashed hopes, so far at least, that Brexit would tilt Britain’s eco...

23rd June, 2022

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British Airways staff vote spells ‘summer of strikes’ at London’s Heathrow

By Sachin Ravikumar and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways staff at London’s Heathro...

23rd June, 2022