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Image for US yields, dollar edge up; investors eye Fed rate cut this weekFinance

US Yields, Dollar Edge Up; Investors Eye Fed Rate Cut This Week

Image for Oil falls 2% as Iraqi oilfield production restored, Ukraine talks continueFinance

Oil Falls 2% as Iraqi Oilfield Production Restored, Ukraine Talks Continue

Image for German industrial output rises more than expected in OctoberFinance

German Industrial Output Rises More Than Expected in October

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Magnum's $9.1 Billion Ice Cream Listing Leaves Some Investors Cold

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Xi Woos Macron With Sightseeing Trip, but Little in the Way of Deals

Date: December 5, 2025

BEIJING, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanied his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe's second-...

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Dollar Hovers Near Five-Week Low on Fed Rate Cut Bets

Date: December 5, 2025

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar languished not far from a five-week low against its major peers on Friday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve rate cut next week....

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Stocks Higher, Dollar Set for Second Straight Weekly Loss as Investors Eye Fed Cut

Date: December 5, 2025

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise subdued Asian session, after weaker-than-expected spending data underscored the...

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Global Shares and Dollar Higher as Markets Eye Fed Rate Cuts

Date: December 4, 2025

By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Global shares and the dollar on Thursday were mostly higher as traders await a Fed interest rate cut. U.S. stocks finished mostly...

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Trading Day: Claims Muddy Fed Outlook

Date: December 4, 2025

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's big three indices were little changed on Thursday, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose, after a surprisingly strong U.S. labor...

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Nigel Farage's Reform Lands One of Britain's Biggest Ever Political Donations

Date: December 4, 2025

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party secured 9 million pounds ($12 million) from businessman Christopher Harborne in the third quarter of this year,...