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Image for U.S. Fed to avoid cutting rates this year; economists still say war-driven inflation is transitory: Reuters poll
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U.S. Fed to avoid cutting rates this year; economists still say war-driven inflation is transitory: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will avoid cutting interest...

19th May, 2026

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UK's IG Group raises forecasts as market volatility boosts trading, shares rise

(Corrects company instrument code; no changes to text) May 19 (Reuters) - Britain's IG Group on Tues...

19th May, 2026

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UK stocks rise as weak jobs data cools rate hike worries

May 19 (Reuters) - UK equities rose on Tuesday after data pointed to a softer labour market that eas...

19th May, 2026

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Trump's Gaza board reports funding 'gap', urges quicker disbursement

By Emma Farge and Alexander Cornwell GENEVA/TEL AVIV, May 19 (Reuters) - The gap between funding ple...

19th May, 2026

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Prosecutors aim to announce charges over London's 2017 Grenfell fire by next June

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Tuesday that they were confident of announcin...

19th May, 2026

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Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

By Erikas Mwisi BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 19 (Reuters) - Twenty-six more suspected Eb...

19th May, 2026

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Russia to impose duties on some diamond exports this year

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - Russia plans to introduce some diamond export duties this year to support...

19th May, 2026

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Exclusive-Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say

May 19 (Reuters) - China's armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in Chi...

19th May, 2026

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Deutsche Bank's London branch fined over Russian sanctions breach

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's London branch has been fined 165,000 pounds ($221,084) fo...

19th May, 2026

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Germany's ZF to keep electric motor production in-house but with fewer staff

BERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - German auto supplier ZF has opted to keep production of electric motors i...

19th May, 2026

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ASML says first chips from new High-NA machines to arrive in months

ANTWERP, May 19 ((Reuters)) - ASML expects to see the first products created on the company's new Hi...

19th May, 2026

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Israeli far-right minister Smotrich says ICC requested warrant for his arrest

JERUSALEM, May 19 (Reuters) - Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, said on Tuesday...

19th May, 2026