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Image for Dollar jumps as retail sales confirm strong US economy
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Dollar jumps as retail sales confirm strong US economy

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar jumped to an 11-week high on Thursday after data s...

17th October, 2024

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Dollar flat against peers as markets digest U.S. economic data

By Chibuike Oguh, Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was little changed against ma...

11th October, 2024

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Business

UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation

By Suban Abdulla and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew in August after two consecu...

11th October, 2024

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Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced on Wednesday along with U.S. Treasur...

10th October, 2024

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Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East

By Alden Bentley and Medha Singh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held steady near seven-week...

8th October, 2024

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Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The Bank of Portugal on Tuesday lowered the economic growth ou...

8th October, 2024

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ECB will probably cut rates in Oct on risk of too low inflation: Villeroy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Oct 17 as econom...

7th October, 2024

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Morning Bid: PMIs to pave the way for rate cuts

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Services PMIs due across Euro...

3rd October, 2024

Image for Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases
Investing

Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares retreated from a 32-month peak on Thursday as the sizzl...

3rd October, 2024

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ECB’s top conservative shifts tone with sanguine inflation message

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is increasingly likely to ease back to the European Central...

2nd October, 2024

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Finance

Bonds rally, dollar firms as traders ponder rate cuts

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) –Government bonds rallied on Tuesday as euro zone inflation data boosted...

1st October, 2024

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Big banks add October cut to ECB forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) -Major brokerages, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, now expect the European Ce...

1st October, 2024