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Image for MORNING BID: Powell's punch back jolts marketsFinance

Morning Bid: Powell's Punch Back Jolts Markets

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Investors Look Beyond Italy's Real Estate Scandal

Image for TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growthFinance

Tsmc Q4 Profit Poised to Soar 27% as AI Demand Drives Growth

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Stocks and Treasuries Calm After Fed Indictment Jitters, Dollar Weakens

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Dollar Drops as US Justice Department Subpoenas Fed's Powell

Date: January 12, 2026

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar retreated from its strongest in a month early on Monday, as U.S. prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve...

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Oil Prices Settle at 7-week High on Worries About Iran Exports

Date: January 12, 2026

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Monday on growing concerns that intensifying protests in Iran could disrupt supply from the OPEC producer although efforts to...

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Uk, Germany Discuss NATO Forces in Greenland to Calm US Threat, Bloomberg News Reports

Date: January 11, 2026

Jan 11 (Reuters) - A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the continent...

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ECB Poised to Give Conditional Approval to Credit Agricole Stake Increase in Banco Bpm

Date: January 11, 2026

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank (ECB) is close to clearing, with conditions, a request by France's Credit Agricole to raise its stake in Italy's Banco BPM, several Italian media...

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Glencore's Trading Arm Part of the Appeal for Rio Tinto in Merger Talks, Sources Say

Date: January 9, 2026

By Clara Denina and Pratima Desai LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto would want to keep Glencore's trading division and make it an even more powerful platform to sell commodities if the two can...

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Analysis-Putin Sends Warning to Ukraine and West With Weapon Not Used Since 2024

Date: January 9, 2026

By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian...