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Global equity funds log weekly inflows as AI optimism, Fed cut bets boost sentiment

(Reuters) -Global equity funds recorded net inflows for the first time in three weeks in the week to...

26th September, 2025

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Oil gains on Ukraine drone attacks cutting Russian supply

(Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Friday, on track to rise at their steepest rate since early June a...

26th September, 2025

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Trading Day: Whisper it ... but is this the top?

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

25th September, 2025

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Oil settles up $1/bbl as restart of Kurdish oil exports stalls

By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as traders contemplated the impa...

23rd September, 2025

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Leaders lament slow progress on women's rights 30 years after Beijing milestone

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -"A wave of misogyny is rolling across the world," U.N. Secr...

22nd September, 2025

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Global stocks edge up with dollar, bond yields as Fed rate cuts loom 

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday as expect...

12th September, 2025

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World oil market to see higher surplus after OPEC+ hike, IEA says

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - World oil supply will rise more rapidly than expected this year as...

11th September, 2025

Image for Oil settles higher after Israeli attack on Qatar
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Oil settles higher after Israeli attack on Qatar

By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices gained on Tuesday after OPEC+ decided to increase production by...

9th September, 2025

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'It's Europe vs China' as Chinese brands crowd Munich car show

By Nick Carey, Christoph Steitz and Christina Amann LONDON/FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese and E...

5th September, 2025

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EU's Kallas says Xi, Putin, Kim and Iran challenge rules-based order

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday the leaders of China, Russ...

3rd September, 2025

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Tariffs cause 'unprecedented' disruption to global trade rules, WTO chief says

GENEVA (Reuters) -The share of global trade done on WTO terms has fallen to 72% and could fall furth...

2nd September, 2025

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North Korea leader Kim praises 'heroic' troops in Russia, state media says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for...

20th August, 2025