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Stocks slump on fresh inflation, China COVID worries

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks sank on Monday and bond yields ticked higher as red...

13th June, 2022

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U.S. annual inflation posts largest gain in nearly 41 years as food, gasoline prices soar

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices accelerated in May as gasoline prices h...

10th June, 2022

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Sterling tumbles more than 1% vs dollar after U.S. inflation data

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell by more than 1% on Friday and was set for a second co...

10th June, 2022

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Kishida unveils shift in diplomacy to meet external challenges faced by Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled what he called a shift to “realistic...

10th June, 2022

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Oil prices on track for weekly gain amid high U.S. demand

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose on Friday and was on track for another weekly ga...

10th June, 2022

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Japanese yen jumps after authorities sound intervention warning

LONDON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen jumped on Friday after the government and the central bank in a...

10th June, 2022

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Sterling set for second weekly decline vs dollar as economic outlook weighs

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell on Friday against the U.S. dollar and was set for a...

10th June, 2022

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Hawkish ECB prompts banks, markets to ratchet up rate hike bets again

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Investment banks are ratcheting up bets on euro zone interest...

10th June, 2022

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Explainer: What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government and the central bank are...

10th June, 2022

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Analysis: Global investment banking faces tougher times after blockbuster year

By Saeed Azhar and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – A dearth of IPOs, a plunge in stock prices and slowing g...

10th June, 2022

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Italy industry output jumps unexpectedly in April, getting Q2 off to strong start

By Gavin Jones ROME, June 10 (Reuters) – Italian industrial output was much stronger than expected i...

10th June, 2022

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Czech inflation hits 16%, raising bets of big June rate hike

By Jason Hovet (Reuters) – Czech headline inflation soared to 16% in May, above expectations, to hit...

10th June, 2022