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Image for Trading Day: Markets calm in eye of hurricane
Finance

Trading Day: Markets calm in eye of hurricane

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

18th June, 2025

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ECB's Panetta says EU a victim of US efforts to distance Russia from China

MILAN (Reuters) -The United States' "confrontational" trade stance towards Europe is a consequence o...

18th June, 2025

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Finance

UK stocks end slightly higher after inflation data; focus on Fed, BoE meetings

(Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday as investors weighed positive inflation data ahead o...

18th June, 2025

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Sterling edges up after UK data shows jump in food inflation

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound edged higher on Wednesday as investor nervousness over...

18th June, 2025

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ECB to keep flexible approach as Israel-Iran war heightens risks, Panetta says

MILAN (Reuters) -The European Central Bank will keep a flexible approach to monetary policy decision...

18th June, 2025

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Analysis-BOJ's inflation warning leaves room for another rate hike this year

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rat...

18th June, 2025

Image for Oil prices ease as Iran-Israel conflict enters sixth day
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Oil prices ease as Iran-Israel conflict enters sixth day

By Colleen Howe and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices eased in Asian trade on Wednesday, after a gain...

18th June, 2025

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UK inflation slows but oil price jump creates new problem for Bank of England

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg (Reuters) -British inflation slowed as expected in May, pulled d...

18th June, 2025

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European shares fall as Middle East tensions weigh; eyes on Fed decision

(Reuters) -European shares were subdued on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary po...

18th June, 2025

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Morning Bid: Gloom pervades ahead of Fed meet's outcome

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Markets head into Wednesday's Fe...

18th June, 2025

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Equities flatten, oil rises after Fed holds rates and Mideast conflict rages on

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Concerns over escalating hostilities in the Middle East stayed front...

18th June, 2025

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Trading Day-Escalation fuels trepidation

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

17th June, 2025