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Image for Factbox-The global race for free trade agreements since Trump's return
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Factbox-The global race for free trade agreements since Trump's return

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have unleashed an unp...

1st October, 2025

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European shares close at record high as healthcare outperforms; US shutdown in focus

By Amir Orusov and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European shares advanced on Wednesday, with healthcar...

1st October, 2025

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UK house prices rise slightly more than expected in September, Nationwide data shows

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose slightly faster than expected last month, increasing 0.5...

1st October, 2025

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Diversified Energy to move main listing to the US as UK takes backseat

(Reuters) -Diversified Energy said late on Tuesday it would move its primary listing to the New York...

1st October, 2025

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Exclusive-Austria's Raiffeisen fails in new effort to sell stake in Russia, sources say

By John O'Donnell and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich VIENNA (Reuters) -Raiffeisen Bank International has...

1st October, 2025

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Sanctions fears stymie Russian companies' panda bond sales push in China

(Reuters) -Russian companies' plans to tap China's vast bond market for low-cost funding are proving...

1st October, 2025

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Factories struggle in September as soft demand in China and US take toll

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Factory activity shrank in most of Asia's major economies in Septem...

1st October, 2025

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Oil slumps to 16-week low on U.S. shutdown and possible OPEC+ plans

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied in early trade on Wednesday after two consecutive da...

1st October, 2025

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BlackRock's GIP in talks to buy $38 billion power company AES, sources say

(Reuters) -BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a $38 billion deal, inclu...

1st October, 2025

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Russian air attack injures six, sparks fires in Kharkiv, Ukraine says

KHARKIV (Reuters) -A Russian guided aerial bomb attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv...

1st October, 2025

Image for US dollar sags after poor jobs data, government shutdown fuels caution
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US dollar sags after poor jobs data, government shutdown fuels caution

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar hovered near a one-week low versus major peers on Wedn...

1st October, 2025

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ECB's Nagel urges Europe to back Fed's independence against Trump

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The head of Germany’s powerful Bundesbank has urged Europe to speak...

30th September, 2025