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U.S. rate outlook hits stocks, propels dollar to 20-year highs

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were indicating a lower open on Friday followi...

6th May, 2022

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Rouble weakens sharply from over 2-year high vs euro before long weekend

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble dropped sharply on Friday, pulling back from a more than two-year high...

6th May, 2022

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Dollar index slips from 20-year high, Fed rate path in focus

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

6th May, 2022

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Global gloom sets European shares for worst week since March

(Reuters) -European stocks were on course for their worst week in two months on Friday following a c...

6th May, 2022

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Ukraine plight could be replicated in East Asia, Japan’s Kishida warns

LONDON (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned on Thursday that the invasion of Ukra...

6th May, 2022

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Analysis-Banks face reversal of fortune from war and runaway inflation

By Sinead Cruise and John O’Donnell LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -Global banks are taking steps to weathe...

6th May, 2022

Image for German industrial output falls more than expected in March
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German industrial output falls more than expected in March

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial production fell more than expected in March as pandemic restric...

6th May, 2022

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Payback time, Italy seeks to lessen COVID loan burden

By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Francesco Zecchini MILAN (Reuters) – Gianni Polidori served a fi...

6th May, 2022

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Euro zone bailout fund offers to host revolving fund to deal with shocks

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone’s bailout fund offered on Thursday to use its...

6th May, 2022

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Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’ policy

By Eduardo Baptista and Andrew Galbraith BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing residents tentatively r...

5th May, 2022

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Russian rouble hits highest level since March 2020; sanctions talk in focus

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble briefly reached its highest level against the dollar since March 2020...

5th May, 2022

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European banks weather Ukraine war in Q1 earnings

LONDON (Reuters) – European banks counted the rising cost of war in Ukraine on Thursday as France’s...

5th May, 2022