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Dollar soars to two-decade high as Putin shakes FX market ahead of Fed

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar surged to a...

21st September, 2022

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Stocks recoup losses after Putin’s nuclear threat; Fed keeps dollar buoyant

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global equities shook off an early knock to risk appetite and reb...

21st September, 2022

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Putin speech sends sterling to fresh 37-year low ahead of Fed, BoE meetings

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound touched a new 37-year low against the dollar on Wednesd...

21st September, 2022

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Stocks fall, bonds and gold gain as Russia threats add to Fed jitters

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks fell, while safe havens such as government bonds and the d...

21st September, 2022

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Confidence in UK assets on thin ice, investors warn – Reuters poll

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Investor confidence in British assets sits on the edge of a precipi...

21st September, 2022

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Oil stocks lift London’s FTSE 100 amid Russia angst as Fed looms

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s commodity-heavy FTSE 100 reversed early losses on Wednesday,...

21st September, 2022

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Oil prices down, investors expect big Fed rate hike

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, following other risk assets lower,...

20th September, 2022

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ECB’s Lagarde raises prospect of rate hikes beyond neutral level

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates to a level that rest...

20th September, 2022

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Investment banks’ trading revenue likely to shrink, Barclays boss says

By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Investment banks are likely to be hit by a dip...

20th September, 2022

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European shares slide for sixth straight session amid central bank worries

By Shreyashi Sanyal and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European shares closed at 11-week lows on Tuesday, e...

20th September, 2022

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Stocks fall, yields rise as investors focus on Fed, other central bank meetings

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stocks were down sharply on Tuesday while the y...

20th September, 2022

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Oil prices drop in advance of expected Fed rate hike

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, following other risk assets lower,...

20th September, 2022