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Euro zone business growth slumped in June as price hikes bite

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business growth has slowed significantly this month – and by much more...

23rd June, 2022

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Czech central bank chief: staff urged bigger hike than the 125-bps made

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank’s staff recommended a bigger interest rate rise than the...

23rd June, 2022

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Strikes cripple Britain’s railways, unions warn of more to come

LONDON (Reuters) – Strikes crippled Britain’s rail network on Thursday as union bosses, train operat...

23rd June, 2022

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‘Appalling’ abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders

By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will push its mining industry to set up...

23rd June, 2022

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Russian oil tankers get India safety cover via Dubai company

By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) -India is providing safety certification...

23rd June, 2022

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Russian rouble weakens vs dollar but hovers near 7-year highs

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Thursday but hovered not far fr...

23rd June, 2022

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‘Wind of change’ in Europe as path to EU opens for Ukraine

By Philip Blenkinsop and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European leaders will formally accept Uk...

23rd June, 2022

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French June business activity was weaker than forecast -flash PMI

PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity has grown less quickly than expected in June, a prelimina...

23rd June, 2022

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French parties brush off Macron appeal to unblock parliament

PARIS (Reuters) – French parties from left and right brushed off President Emmanuel Macron’s appeal...

23rd June, 2022

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German economy loses momentum at the end of Q2 – PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy, Europe’s largest, suffered a sharp loss of momentum at the en...

23rd June, 2022

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Swiss ‘zero star hotel’ offers sleepless nights to ponder world’s crises

By Denis Balibouse SAILLON, Switzerland (Reuters) – “I couldn’t sleep,” and “my room was too noisy,”...

23rd June, 2022

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Oil falls as investors eye recession risks

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices continued to retreat on Thursday as investors...

23rd June, 2022