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Asian shares waver, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks wobbled while the dollar held firm on Tuesday a...

17th December, 2024

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Trading

Dollar edges higher against major peers as investors eye Fed rate cut

By Chibuike Oguh and Greta Rosen Fondahn NEW YORK/GDANSK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher aga...

17th December, 2024

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Dollar supported as longer-run US rates seen higher

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar held firm and near recent peaks on Tuesday, on the eve of an expecte...

17th December, 2024

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US stocks end higher ahead of Fed, bitcoin surges

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to highe...

17th December, 2024

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Oil sags on soft Chinese spending, investor pause before US Fed rate move

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures slipped from the highest levels in several weeks o...

17th December, 2024

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Luxury and energy sectors weaken European shares; French stocks fall 0.7%

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – European shares closed lower on Monday, bogged do...

17th December, 2024

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Investing

Oil prices edge down on soft Chinese spending data

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil futures dropped from their highest levels in weeks on Monday, pressu...

16th December, 2024

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Banking

China retail disappoints ahead of busy central bank week

By Wayne Cole and Alun John SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Shares around the world nudged lower on Monday...

16th December, 2024

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Bitcoin tops $106,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve

By Kevin Buckland and Ankur Banerjee (Reuters) -Bitcoin hit a record high above $106,000 on Monday a...

16th December, 2024

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Trading

Dollar hovers near 3-week high before Fed; bitcoin tops $106,000

By Kevin Buckland and Greta Rosen Fondahn TOKYO/GDANSK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar hovered close to a...

16th December, 2024

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Czech central bank will interrupt rate cut path, analysts say: Reuters poll

(This Dec. 13 story has been corrected to remove two erroneous bullet points) By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE...

16th December, 2024

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Business

Canal+ falls, Havas and Louis Hachette up on market debut post-Vivendi split

By Leo Marchandon, Gianluca Lo Nostro and Florence Loeve (Reuters) -Shares of Canal+ fell on their L...

16th December, 2024