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Investors worry that U.S. profit forecasts are too high

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Concerns are growing that U.S. corporate earnings are i...

16th June, 2022

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Swiss franc in biggest daily jump since 2015 after rate hike

By Joice Alves and Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) -Switzerland’s franc soared on Thursday after the...

16th June, 2022

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Top producer Russia thwarts move to redefine ‘conflict diamonds’

By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Russia, supported by Belarus, Central African Republic, Kyrgy...

16th June, 2022

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UK shares pare losses as BoE goes soft with rate hike

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London stocks cut back some losses on Thursday after the Bank of England ra...

16th June, 2022

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Shares and bonds hit after Swiss and UK rate hikes

MILAN (Reuters) – World stocks fell on Thursday and bonds resumed their slide after a surprise Swiss...

16th June, 2022

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Sterling edges up after BoE’s tentative rate hike

By Lawrence White LONDON -Sterling rose on slightly on Thursday, recouping losses earlier in the day...

16th June, 2022

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Exclusive-Barclays veteran trader Nat Tyce to leave bank – memo

By Sinead Cruise and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays Head of Macro Trading for EMEA and A...

16th June, 2022

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Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deal...

16th June, 2022

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Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has just delivered its biggest interest rate rise in over a q...

16th June, 2022

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Analysis-Investors brace for recession, more market turmoil after Fed’s supersized hike

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors’ faith in a soft landing for the U.S. economy is...

16th June, 2022

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UK shares slide as BoE rate hike looms; ASOS tumbles on profit warning

By Devik Jain (Reuters) – London stock indexes fell on Thursday as investors braced for the fifth in...

16th June, 2022

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Novak says Russia can increase oil production in July

(Reuters) – Russia plans to increase oil production next month as export flows are being redirected...

16th June, 2022