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European stocks skid on gloomy business activity data, commodity weakness

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – European shares dropped on Thursday after a survey showed euro zone bu...

23rd June, 2022

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Euro zone business growth slumped in June as price hikes bite

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business growth has slowed significantly this month – and by much more...

23rd June, 2022

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Russian rouble weakens vs dollar but hovers near 7-year highs

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Thursday but hovered not far fr...

23rd June, 2022

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French June business activity was weaker than forecast -flash PMI

PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity has grown less quickly than expected in June, a prelimina...

23rd June, 2022

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Oil falls as investors eye recession risks

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices continued to retreat on Thursday as investors...

23rd June, 2022

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Taming inflation, policy failures and a generation of investors with a skewed sense of risk

By Charles-White Thomson, Chief Executive Officer at Saxo Markets UK Moral hazard has skewed retail...

22nd June, 2022

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Moscow fumes over Lithuania rail ban to Russian region

(The June 21 story corrects in paragraph 4 to show gas flows via Ukraine and Nord Stream 1 pipeline...

22nd June, 2022

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Dollar slips as global growth worries fester

By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar eased against the euro and ye...

22nd June, 2022

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After fractious debate, EU Parliament votes to back “biggest ever” carbon market overhaul

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament backed reforms to the EU carbon market on...

22nd June, 2022

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Oil slumps over 6% as Biden set to cut fuel costs for drivers

By Shadia Nasralla (Reuters) -Oil prices tumbled on Wednesday on news of a plan by U.S. President Jo...

22nd June, 2022

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Explainer – Could Germany keep its nuclear plants running?

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Every domestic energy source, including nuclear power, is under consideration...

22nd June, 2022

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Switzerland imported Russian gold in May for first time since Ukraine attack

LONDON (Reuters) – Switzerland imported gold from Russia in May for the first time since the Kremlin...

22nd June, 2022