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Dollar toppled as oil shock turns central banks hawkish

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, March 20 (Reuters) - The dollar slid from multi-month highs this week as so...

20th March, 2026

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Oil prices retreat, bonds struggle on hawkish rate repricing as Iran war rages

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Friday while bonds were nursing losse...

20th March, 2026

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Oil falls as US and allies look to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz

By Helen Clark PERTH, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as leading European nations and...

20th March, 2026

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EU eyes energy tax cuts, subsidies to ease Iran war impact

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - European Union leaders called on Thursday for temporar...

20th March, 2026

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EU will find ways to get loan to Ukraine, von der Leyen says

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - The EU will find ways to pay out the promised 90 billion euro ($104.2...

20th March, 2026

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EU exec to propose lower electricity taxes to counter Iran price shock

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose that EU countries cut taxes on e...

19th March, 2026

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Unilever in talks to combine food business with McCormick, WSJ reports

March 19 (Reuters) - Unilever is in talks to separate its food business and combine it with spice ma...

19th March, 2026

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Explainer-What are the EU's options to curb energy bills?

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Thursday asked the European...

19th March, 2026

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Any EU fiscal response to energy prices should be tailored - ECB

BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - Any euro zone fiscal response to the surge in energy prices caused by...

19th March, 2026

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Factbox-EU leaders set deadlines to bolster single market in face of global turmoil

BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders for the first time set deadlines on a series o...

19th March, 2026

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Bridgepoint preparing over 1 billion pound offer for Spire, Sky News reports

March 19 (Reuters) - Buyout firm Bridgepoint is drawing up proposals for an offer worth more than 1...

19th March, 2026

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UK ministers could delay shipbuilding in 10 billion pounds defence ministry budget cut, The Times reports

March 19 (Reuters) - UK ministers are planning to push back major shipbuilding programs and other pr...

19th March, 2026