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German growth could miss Bundesbank forecast this year

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Economic growth in Germany could miss projections this year and the resu...

24th August, 2021

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Growth in French business activity eased in August -PMI

PARIS (Reuters) – Growth in French business activity eased in August compared to July, accordi...

24th August, 2021

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Euro zone business boom roared on in August -PMI

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) –Business activity in the euro zone grew strongly this mont...

24th August, 2021

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Credit Agricole’s profit doubles even as investment banking lags

y Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) -Credit Agricole on Thursday reported a doubling in second-quarte...

20th August, 2021

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Sri Lanka becomes first in Asia to tighten policy in pandemic-era

By Swati Bhat and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) became...

20th August, 2021

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Business

China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply

By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail...

18th August, 2021

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Investors raise cash holdings, see limited equity upside – BoFA survey

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) -European investors raised their cash holdings to the highest...

18th August, 2021

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Investing

Asian shares pinned at lows after Wall St falls, NZ holds rates steady

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares held near year-to-date lows on Wednesday as ov...

18th August, 2021

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Japan’s exports extend gains, machinery orders fall amid fragile recovery

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports marked a fift...

18th August, 2021

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Chinese ports choke over ‘zero tolerance’ COVID-19 policy

(Corrects to show container index is in dollars, adds $ sign in last paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) -S...

18th August, 2021

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Investing

The Swinging 6 T’s

By Toby Sturgeon, Global Head of Fiduciary Investment Services at ZEDRA Excuse some poetic license h...

17th August, 2021

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Business

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as...

17th August, 2021