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Image for U.S. dollar rises against most currencies ahead of Fed minutes
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U.S. dollar rises against most currencies ahead of Fed minutes

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar gained again...

18th August, 2021

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Defensive, travel stocks keep European shares afloat

By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European stocks held steady on Wednesday as...

18th August, 2021

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Afghan central bank chief flees Kabul, blaming Ghani for chaos

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The head of Afghanistan’s central bank has fled Kabul, questioned...

18th August, 2021

Image for China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply
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China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply

By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail...

18th August, 2021

Image for Japan extends COVID-19 emergency lockdown as cases surge
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Japan extends COVID-19 emergency lockdown as cases surge

(Corrects to say state of emergency is fourth, not fifth, of the pandemic in paragraph 2.) By Daniel...

18th August, 2021

Image for New Zealand holds rates at record low as fresh COVID-19 outbreak stokes uncertainty
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New Zealand holds rates at record low as fresh COVID-19 outbreak stokes uncertainty

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday left int...

18th August, 2021

Image for Asian shares pinned at lows after Wall St falls, NZ holds rates steady
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Asian shares pinned at lows after Wall St falls, NZ holds rates steady

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares held near year-to-date lows on Wednesday as ov...

18th August, 2021

Image for Japan’s exports extend gains, machinery orders fall amid fragile recovery
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Japan’s exports extend gains, machinery orders fall amid fragile recovery

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports marked a fift...

18th August, 2021

Image for Australia’s Coles posts profit jump, warns of pandemic ‘volatility’
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Australia’s Coles posts profit jump, warns of pandemic ‘volatility’

(Reuters) – Australia’s No. 2 supermarket chain Coles Group on Wednesday reported a near...

18th August, 2021

Image for Oil edges lower as spread of Delta variant clouds prospects for demand
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Oil edges lower as spread of Delta variant clouds prospects for demand

By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, a fifth day of declines w...

18th August, 2021

Image for Chinese ports choke over ‘zero tolerance’ COVID-19 policy
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Chinese ports choke over ‘zero tolerance’ COVID-19 policy

(Corrects to show container index is in dollars, adds $ sign in last paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) -S...

18th August, 2021

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The Swinging 6 T’s

By Toby Sturgeon, Global Head of Fiduciary Investment Services at ZEDRA Excuse some poetic license h...

17th August, 2021