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Finance

UK finance minister Healey to give major speech next week

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - British finance minister John Healey plans to give his first major speech...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

UK bond yields hit fresh 19-year high, adding to pressure on Healey

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - British government bond yields hit their highest since the global financi...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Nepal flood rescue hopes dim amid glimmer of finding tunnel survivors

By Gopal Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh, Ethan Wang and Liz Lee KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) -...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Commerzbank CEO: serving out contract depends on agreement with board

FRANKFURT, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp on Wednesday confirmed direct talks wit...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Dollar rises to 2-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a two-week high on Wednesday as investors turne...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Italy's Lottomatica to buy Spain's CIRSA to create Blackstone-backed betting giant

MILAN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Italy's Lottomatica agreed on Wednesday to buy Spanish rival CIRSA in a €2...

2nd September, 2026

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UK fines Citibank London $6 million over Russia sanctions breaches

By Phoebe Seers LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Britain fined Citibank £4.7 million ($6.35 million) on We...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

EU deforestation law to force compliance even on non-EU coffee supply chains, study finds

By May Angel LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The EU's new anti-deforestation law will push many coffee fi...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Swiss government names new president for Swiss National Bank's bank council

ZURICH, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday named Christoph Ammann as the new presi...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Climate shocks hit EU maize heartland in Hungary and Romania

By Krisztina Fenyo, Luiza Ilie, Gergely Szakacs and Gus Trompiz HAJDUSZOBOSZLO, Hungary, Sept 2 (Reu...

2nd September, 2026

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EU's Kallas says Leipzig attack had hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries WICKLOW, Ireland, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The attempted attack in L...

2nd September, 2026

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Finance

Sterling hits 3-week low versus dollar, Middle East and gilts in focus

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Sterling hit a three-week low against a strengthening dollar on Wednesday as inve...

2nd September, 2026