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Image for Australia's Lynas surges as automakers flag risks from China's rare-earth export curbs
Finance

Australia's Lynas surges as automakers flag risks from China's rare-earth export curbs

By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -Shares of Australia's Lynas Rare Earths climbed on Thursday to their...

5th June, 2025

Image for European shares inch up as Lagarde's remarks offset ECB rate cut
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European shares inch up as Lagarde's remarks offset ECB rate cut

By Purvi Agarwal and Sanchayaita Roy (Reuters) -European shares traded higher on Thursday, supported...

5th June, 2025

Image for Swedish flash inflation below forecast, strengthens rate cut hopes
Finance

Swedish flash inflation below forecast, strengthens rate cut hopes

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish inflation came in below forecasts in May, flash figures showed on Thurs...

5th June, 2025

Image for South Korea's Hanwha offloads Eutelsat stake as Starlink rival seeks new investors
Finance

South Korea's Hanwha offloads Eutelsat stake as Starlink rival seeks new investors

By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -South Korea's Hanwha Systems is offering to sell its entire 5.4% st...

5th June, 2025

Image for UK statistics agency says April inflation data overstated by 0.1 percentage points
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UK statistics agency says April inflation data overstated by 0.1 percentage points

LONDON (Reuters) - An error in car tax data provided by the British government caused the consumer p...

5th June, 2025

Image for German industrial orders rise points to cyclical recovery
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German industrial orders rise points to cyclical recovery

(Reuters) -German industrial orders in April rose by 0.6% on the previous month on a seasonally and...

5th June, 2025

Image for US stocks end lower, crude gains as Trump-Musk row distracts from trade talks, data
Finance

US stocks end lower, crude gains as Trump-Musk row distracts from trade talks, data

(Corrects typo in Japan trade negotiator's name Ryosei Akazawa in 6th paragraph) By Rocky Swift TOKY...

5th June, 2025

Image for Morning Bid: Switch 2 debuts but no fun-and-games in trade
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Morning Bid: Switch 2 debuts but no fun-and-games in trade

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift It's Switch 2 Day! The much-...

5th June, 2025

Image for Trump, Germany's Merz build ties in friendly meeting on Ukraine and trade
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Trump, Germany's Merz build ties in friendly meeting on Ukraine and trade

By Sarah Marsh, Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Germany's new chancello...

5th June, 2025

Image for Dollar drops against euro after ECB indicates possible end to rate easing cycle
Finance

Dollar drops against euro after ECB indicates possible end to rate easing cycle

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar softened on Thursday, stuck near six-week lows aft...

5th June, 2025

Image for Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call
Finance

Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Thursday after a build in...

5th June, 2025

Image for ECB cuts rates again but hints at pause
Finance

ECB cuts rates again but hints at pause

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is almost cert...

4th June, 2025