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Bank of England’s Bailey explains rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday for the fourth meeting runn...

5th May, 2022

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China will roll out more support measures to stabilise jobs – cabinet

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will roll out more support measures to help small firms and stabilise emplo...

5th May, 2022

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ECB sees sequence of moves to lift rates into positive territory: Lane

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is preparing for a sequence of rate hikes that will p...

5th May, 2022

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Pope uses wheelchair in public for first time since knee pain flare-up

By Philip Pullella and Guglielmo Mangiapane VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis used a wheelchair i...

5th May, 2022

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‘Japan is a buy,’ PM Kishida tells City of London

By Tommy Wilkes and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took his appea...

5th May, 2022

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Italy launches security probe as tempers fray over Russians on TV

By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – An Italian parliamentary panel has opened an investigation into “dis...

5th May, 2022

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Chemicals group Lanxess says Russian gas embargo would hit profit

By David Latona (Reuters) -German speciality chemicals maker Lanxess on Thursday said a potential em...

5th May, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates to 1% despite looming recession risk

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interes...

5th May, 2022

Image for UK’s Channel 4 reveals plan to tap capital as alternative to a sale
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UK’s Channel 4 reveals plan to tap capital as alternative to a sale

LONDON (Reuters) – Channel 4, the publicly-owned British broadcaster that the government wants to se...

5th May, 2022

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Why NOPEC, the U.S. bill to crush the OPEC cartel, matters

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate committee is expected to pass a bill on Thurs...

5th May, 2022

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Analysis-Qatar scores as World Cup host but may not net long-term goals

By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Tucked behind Doha’s $300-million Lusail Boulevard, where construct...

5th May, 2022

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Japan to use nuclear to cut dependence on Russian energy -PM Kishida

By Muvija M and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursda...

5th May, 2022