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Trading

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusi...

5th December, 2022

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Finance

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would hav...

5th December, 2022

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Dollar soft as China reopening hopes boost risk sentiment

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar struggled to gain a foothold on Monday and was languishing at five-...

5th December, 2022

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Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several t...

2nd December, 2022

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Investing

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities took a dip on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields climbe...

2nd December, 2022

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Banking

Global central banks extend rate hike push in November

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes deliver...

2nd December, 2022

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Dollar steadies near 16-week low, yuan set for biggest weekly gain since 2005

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar was pinned near 16-week lows against a basket of major...

2nd December, 2022

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Wall Street takes a breath after Powell rally while dollar falls

By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equities made little progress...

2nd December, 2022

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Swiss inflation steady at 3.0% in November as expected

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss consumer price inflation held steady at 3.0% in November but still overshot...

1st December, 2022

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Dollar falls to 3-month low vs yen on Powell remarks on Fed slowing

By Kevin Buckland and Alun John TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar tumbled more than 1.5% to a thre...

1st December, 2022

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Dollar slips, while yuan slumps on COVID unrest in China

By Rae Wee and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar weakened on Monday as investo...

28th November, 2022

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Dollar set for weekly loss amid expectations Fed will slow hikes

By Rae Wee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered near a three-month l...

25th November, 2022