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UK’s FTSE 100 slides after Fed’s cautious stance, BoE holds rates

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped to a four-week low on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve...

20th December, 2024

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Investing

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks worst day in more than a month after Fed’s hawkish signal

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchma...

20th December, 2024

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Dollar set to end week on a high, yen at five-month low

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was set to cap the week on a strong note on Friday as it...

20th December, 2024

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Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were pinned near three-month lows on Friday as investo...

20th December, 2024

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Finance

Dealmakers eye $4 trillion-plus M&A haul in 2025 on Trump boost

By Anousha Sakoui, Anirban Sen and Kane Wu LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bankers expect glob...

19th December, 2024

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Norway keeps rates on hold, eyes three cuts in 2025

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4...

19th December, 2024

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Covestro shareholders accept ADNOC’s XRG takeover offer

(Refiles to correct timing of Egypt JV in paragraph 10) By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – XRG, the in...

19th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

German parliament passes tax relief to offset inflation

BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers passed a taxation reform on Thursday to combat the burden on hou...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, gives few clues on when it might hike

By Leika Kihara, Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged o...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

UK gilt yields jump again after Fed signals go-slow on rate cuts

LONDON (Reuters) -British government bond prices fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Res...

19th December, 2024

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European stocks tumble after Fed’s hawkish signal

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks tumbled on Thursday, on course for their biggest percen...

19th December, 2024