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Morning Bid: Markets ask again of Trump: 'Can he do that?'

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Markets like it when central...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

European shares tumble as French political risks, Fed independence concerns weigh

By Medha Singh (Reuters) -European shares dropped on Tuesday, led by losses in France as the country...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

Trump's Fed battle raises risks of ever-higher yields for Japan

By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government bond yields tested record hig...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

Mercedes-Benz' pension trust sells Nissan holding for $324 million, source says

TOKYO (Reuters) -The pension trust of German automaker Mercedes-Benz has sold its entire shareholdin...

26th August, 2025

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'Powerful optics': China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a r...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

Oil falls 2% from nearly three-week high; focus on tariffs, Russian supply

By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices edged down on Tuesday after surging nearly 2% in the previous s...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

Dollar trades lower as Trump's move to fire Fed governor spooks investors

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar surrendered gains in early trading in A...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

US Treasury yields, dollar fall as Trump strikes at Fed; US stocks up

(Corrects to fix Fed story hyperlink in paragraph 9) By Rocky Swift and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuter...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

Mercedes-Benz offloads Nissan stake for $325 million, source says

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares in Nissan Motor slumped around 6% on Tuesday after its second-largest shareh...

26th August, 2025

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Finance

French bonds tumble after PM calls confidence vote

LONDON (Reuters) -French government bond yields jumped to their highest since March, and the premium...

25th August, 2025

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Finance

Buffett shoots down talk of Berkshire railroad merger, CSX shares slide

By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday shut down speculation of a...

25th August, 2025

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Trading Day: Pivoting on Powell's pivot

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

25th August, 2025