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Image for Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low
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Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low

By Lucy Raitano LONDON – A depressed British pound struggled for direction against the dollar on Fri...

15th July, 2022

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European shares rebound with focus on Italian politics, earnings

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -Automakers and retail stocks on Friday led a rebound in European shares f...

15th July, 2022

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FTSE 100 gains but set for weekly losses on slowdown worries

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Oil and defensive stocks on Friday lifted London’s FTSE 100 index, whic...

15th July, 2022

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Dollar consolidates at 2-decade high; euro at parity

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held at a two-decade high on Friday as a bro...

15th July, 2022

Image for Europe car sales lowest since 1996 after 12-month decline
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Europe car sales lowest since 1996 after 12-month decline

BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe registered the lowest number of new passenger cars in the month of June thi...

15th July, 2022

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Take Five: A world of pain, about to get worse

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank is late to the rate-hike party but at least it’s on its way, u...

15th July, 2022

Image for Euro plunges on Italian politics, energy concerns
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Euro plunges on Italian politics, energy concerns

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro plunged below parity to a 20-year low on Thursday as...

14th July, 2022

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Oil prices tumble more than $4 ahead of potential large U.S. rate hike

By Julia Payne and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than $4 on Thursday as inve...

14th July, 2022

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Draghi meeting president as Italian government faces collapse

By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s coalition...

14th July, 2022

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U.S., Israel sign joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weaponry

By Steve Holland and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Mi...

14th July, 2022

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thu...

14th July, 2022

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European shares fall as rate hike bets keep investors cautious

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – European shares fell on Thursday and the safe-haven dollar...

14th July, 2022