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Image for Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002
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Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest...

1st October, 2026

Image for Russian manufacturing contracts slightly as job cuts hit fastest since May, PMI shows
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Russian manufacturing contracts slightly as job cuts hit fastest since May, PMI shows

MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Russia's manufacturing sector contracted slightly in September as weak dem...

1st October, 2026

Image for UK's Burnham risks reopening Brexit debate with bid to find consensus on EU ties
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UK's Burnham risks reopening Brexit debate with bid to find consensus on EU ties

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham risked reopening the bitter divi...

29th September, 2026

Image for Emotional Burnham sets out long-term vision to tackle UK’s woes
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Emotional Burnham sets out long-term vision to tackle UK’s woes

By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Prim...

29th September, 2026

Image for Iranians stagger under soaring costs of seven months of war
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Iranians stagger under soaring costs of seven months of war

By John Davison and Emily Giles LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Iran's leaders may radiate bullishness i...

29th September, 2026

Image for Germany's wealth transfers heavily concentrated in west, Destatis says
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Germany's wealth transfers heavily concentrated in west, Destatis says

BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Inheritances and gifts in Germany remained heavily concentrated in the c...

29th September, 2026

Image for Analysis-Euro's dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests
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Analysis-Euro's dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests

By Sophie Kiderlin and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The fortunes of the euro, tradin...

29th September, 2026

Image for Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives - and little sign of progress
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Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives - and little sign of progress

By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Chi...

25th September, 2026

Image for Italy turns on its statistics bureau after missed deficit goal
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Italy turns on its statistics bureau after missed deficit goal

By Anna Uras ROME, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Italy's government is taking aim at statistics bureau ISTAT a...

24th September, 2026

Image for German institutes lift growth forecasts, business morale rises
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German institutes lift growth forecasts, business morale rises

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Germany's leading economic institutes raised their gro...

24th September, 2026

Image for UK retailers report sales drop, biggest cutback in orders on record: CBI
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UK retailers report sales drop, biggest cutback in orders on record: CBI

LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - British retailers this month reported the biggest drop in sales since Ap...

24th September, 2026

Image for German business morale rises more than expected in September, Ifo finds
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German business morale rises more than expected in September, Ifo finds

BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - German business morale rose more than expected in September, a survey sh...

24th September, 2026