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Oil sags on soft Chinese spending, investor pause before US Fed rate move

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures slipped from the highest levels in several weeks o...

17th December, 2024

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UK stocks start policy decision week lower; Entain falls

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Monday, with Entain dropping after Australia’s financ...

17th December, 2024

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Luxury and energy sectors weaken European shares; French stocks fall 0.7%

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – European shares closed lower on Monday, bogged do...

17th December, 2024

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Banking

French central bank trims growth outlook on political drama

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will grow more slowly than expected in the next two years as its...

17th December, 2024

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Russia’s key rate seen climbing by another 200 bps to 23%: Reuters poll

By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to hike its key interes...

16th December, 2024

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Czech central bank will interrupt rate cut path, analysts say: Reuters poll

(This Dec. 13 story has been corrected to remove two erroneous bullet points) By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE...

16th December, 2024

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Finance

SNB lowers threshold factor for sight deposit interest payments

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank will lower the threshold factor where it pays interest on...

16th December, 2024

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French stocks lead declines in Europe after Moody’s downgrade, PMI data

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -French stocks led losses across European markets on Monday after a surp...

16th December, 2024

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Morning bid: Chinese consumers shut up shop

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. China has kicked off the wee...

16th December, 2024

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Bank of England’s Dhingra calls for more interest rate cuts

By David Milliken (Reuters) -The Bank of England needs to cut interest rates further as its policy s...

6th December, 2024

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Euro zone productivity growth remains weak in Q3, data shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone productivity growth remained weak in the third quarter despite a mod...

6th December, 2024

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Morning Bid: Risk-wary markets count down to payrolls

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Risk sentiment took a hit in...

6th December, 2024