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Image for European shares steady as Trump's inauguration takes centre stage
Finance

European shares steady as Trump's inauguration takes centre stage

(Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Monday, supported by banks and technology stocks, as inv...

20th January, 2025

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Finance

Asset manager VanEck expects growth in defence sector as Trump returns

By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Demand for a leading defence sector exchange-traded fund (ET...

20th January, 2025

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Trump will bring clarity, says Germany's conservative frontrunner for chancellor

BERLIN (Reuters) - Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chance...

18th January, 2025

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ECB's Elderson: we are not yet done easing policy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is not yet done lowering interest rates, but the tim...

17th January, 2025

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Analysis-Once an interloper, Trump returns to White House more powerful than before

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day before he left the White House in 2021, Donald Trump...

17th January, 2025

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Finance

Yen set for best week in over a month on BOJ rate hike bets

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen was poised for its strongest weekly performance in o...

17th January, 2025

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Tanker under US sanctions discharges oil at Chinese port, LSEG data shows

By Siyi Liu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian...

16th January, 2025

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Hungary says EU should talk to Trump before Russia sanctions renewal decision

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary has not yet decided whether to support the rollover of European Union s...

16th January, 2025

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Finance

Sterling drops against yen, dollar and euro

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) - Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the...

16th January, 2025

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Asian hedge funds' 2024 performance best in 15 years

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian hedge funds delivered their strongest returns in 15 years...

16th January, 2025

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Europe's STOXX 600 at five-week high as luxury firms, chipmakers jump

By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) - European shares advanced on Thursday, as heavyweight luxury stocks g...

16th January, 2025

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Car plants in Europe, N. America face closures in 2025, Gartner says in report

(Reuters) - Several European and North American car factories are at risk of being closed or sold th...

16th January, 2025