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Sterling little changed near 21-month low ahead of BoE, Fed

LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound was little changed on Wednesday, near its lowest level in 21 mon...

4th May, 2022

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Staff at UK markets watchdog begin unprecedented strike

(Removes ‘to’ from headline) By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Staff at Britain’s Financial Conduct Aut...

4th May, 2022

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StanChart CEO says bank’s global focus still valid amid calls for HSBC break-up

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters said the merits o...

4th May, 2022

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India’s $2.7 billion LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

By Nupur Anand and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) -Life Insurance Corp’s (LIC) $2.7 billion IPO, Indi...

4th May, 2022

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Analysis-Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”

By Gergely Szakacs, Alan Charlish and Jason Hovet VELENCE, Hungary/WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – War may...

4th May, 2022

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Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday a...

4th May, 2022

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French left agrees rare coalition deal to take on Macron

By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist Party and...

4th May, 2022

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New evidence found in Madeleine McCann case, says German prosecutor

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Investigators have found new evidence potentially incriminatin...

4th May, 2022

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Germany needs ‘political solution’ to Russian oil refinery

By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) -Economy Minister Robert Habeck appeared to suggest on Wednesday tha...

4th May, 2022

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Analysis-Barely visible wage growth already a trigger for ECB

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Wage growth in Europe is still barely visible but underlying...

4th May, 2022

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Italy’s Draghi thanks Japan for redirecting gas cargoes to Europe

ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi thanked Japan on Wednesday for swiftly agreeing...

4th May, 2022

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Bosch aims to stay profitable in 2022 despite uncertainties

BERLIN (Reuters) -German automotive supplier Bosch is aiming to be profitable this year but said tha...

4th May, 2022