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Euro zone business activity contracted again in Aug, outlook bleak

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -Business activity across the euro zone contracted for a second s...

23rd August, 2022

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Gas crisis sends euro back below parity against dollar

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The euro briefly fell back below parity again...

22nd August, 2022

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China steps up easing, cuts lending benchmarks to revive faltering economy

By Winni Zhou and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered th...

22nd August, 2022

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Take Five: Taking in the vistas from Jackson Hole

(Reuters) – Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is the focal point for markets in the coming week as investors ze...

19th August, 2022

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Shares choppy, U.S. yields fall as investors digest Fed minutes

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets were choppy and U.S. Treasury yields fel...

18th August, 2022

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Dollar bounces as Fed seen keeping up aggressive rate hikes

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index hit a three-week high on Thursday as in...

18th August, 2022

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Bank of England sets out plans to sell $23 billion corporate bond stockpile

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England set out plans on Thursday to auction off ar...

18th August, 2022

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As ECB mulls another big hike, Schnabel says inflation outlook hasn’t improved

By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone inflation outlook has failed...

18th August, 2022

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Global shares fall, U.S. Treasury yields rise after dovish Fed minutes

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Global equities fell and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after th...

18th August, 2022

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Shares struggle after hot UK inflation, New Zealand rate hike

By Danilo Masoni (Reuters) – World shares struggled and oil prices fell on Wednesday as the UK’s hig...

17th August, 2022

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Analysis-China central bank, under pressure to ease, is hemmed-in by inflation, Fed jitters

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank is set to take more easing steps, pressured by...

17th August, 2022

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European bourses steady as focus remains on key economic data

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – European shares on Wednesday were little changed amid persisting recess...

17th August, 2022