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Finance

Markets bet on Fed rate hike as soon as July

By Ann Saphir March 20 (Reuters) - Market pricing for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike by S...

20th March, 2026

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Russell 2000 on correction path as Iran war fans inflation fears, rate-cut bets dim

March 20 (Reuters) - The Russell 2000 index dropped 10% from its record-high close in January, putti...

20th March, 2026

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ECB must prevent inflation surge from becoming entrenched, Nagel says

FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - A sharp rise in energy costs could fuel broader inflation in Europe...

20th March, 2026

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Bridgepoint and Triton pull out of buyout talks for UK's Spire Healthcare

March 20 (Reuters) - British investment firms Bridgepoint and Triton Investments have no intentions...

20th March, 2026

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UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The British government gave authorisation on Friday for the U.S. to use...

20th March, 2026

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Volkswagen chair Poetsch to stand for re-election

FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch will seek re-election at an...

20th March, 2026

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IAG likely to abandon pursuit of Portugal's TAP, Bloomberg News reports

March 20 (Reuters) - British Airways-owner IAG is likely to abandon its interest in pursuing an offe...

20th March, 2026

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Former British soldier sets off for 100 km charity walk, pulling a Land Rover

By Martyn Herman CAMBERLEY, England, March 20 (Reuters) - Strapped into a harness attached to a rope...

20th March, 2026

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UK aerospace company wins lawsuit against ex-CEO who lobbied against Chinese investment deal

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The then-interim chief executive of a British aerospace firm breached h...

20th March, 2026

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Ukraine begins compulsory evacuation of children from Donbas city

KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine has begun the compulsory evacuation of children from the city of...

20th March, 2026

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King Charles photo with Caribbean officials under portrait of slavery-enriched monarch sparks criticism

By Catarina Demony LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Campaigners for slavery reparations and scholars hav...

20th March, 2026

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Exclusive-Qatar's energy boss says he had warned of dangers of provoking Iran

By Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills and Yousef Saba DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - As Qatar reels from an Ir...

20th March, 2026