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Image for Exclusive-Credit Suisse weighs options to strengthen capital – sources
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Exclusive-Credit Suisse weighs options to strengthen capital – sources

By Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse is in the early stages of weighing options to bolster...

31st May, 2022

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UK credit card borrowing soars by most since 2005 as cost-of-living squeeze tightens

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Credit card borrowing in Britain rose last month...

31st May, 2022

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Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre

By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins...

31st May, 2022

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China to halve purchase tax for small-engine cars

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s purchase tax for small-engine cars will be halved, the s Ministry of Fin...

31st May, 2022

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Rouble firms towards 61 vs dollar despite EU sanctions

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble reversed earlier losses and firmed towards 61 against the dollar in vo...

31st May, 2022

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French economy shrank in first quarter as inflation unnerves consumers

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy shrank unexpectedly in the first quarter as consumers struggled t...

31st May, 2022

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Swiss economic expansion set to slow but not stall – gov’t

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s economic upswing is expected to ease this year as hig...

31st May, 2022

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Euro zone inflation hits new record, adding to case for big ECB rate hikes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation rose to yet another record high in May, challenging the Eur...

31st May, 2022

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Russian gas flows to Europe fall as Russia’s gas cuts escalate

(Reuters) -Russian gas flows to Europe directly to Germany and via Ukraine fell on Tuesday morning w...

31st May, 2022

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Zelenskiy chides EU for failing to agree on Russian oil import ban

By Sabine Siebold and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU leaders on Monday made clear they would f...

30th May, 2022

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People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home – UKHSA

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home if they remai...

30th May, 2022

Image for Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban
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Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Monday...

30th May, 2022