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Image for Bank of England heads for third rate rise in a row as prices surge
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Bank of England heads for third rate rise in a row as prices surge

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to lift interest rates to 0.75% o...

11th March, 2022

Image for European stocks vault 2% as Putin hints at progress with Ukraine talks
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European stocks vault 2% as Putin hints at progress with Ukraine talks

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – European shares jumped on Friday, recouping losses from the previous se...

11th March, 2022

Image for Euro struggles to hold to post-ECB gains, dollar hits 5-year peak on yen
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Euro struggles to hold to post-ECB gains, dollar hits 5-year peak on yen

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The euro steadied on Friday but was still set for weekly gains as...

11th March, 2022

Image for Putin says Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine
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Putin says Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Fri...

11th March, 2022

Image for Russia regroups after setbacks; Ukraine says psychiatric hospital hit
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Russia regroups after setbacks; Ukraine says psychiatric hospital hit

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv a...

11th March, 2022

Image for Stocks rebound from inflation selloff, but head for 5th weekly fall
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Stocks rebound from inflation selloff, but head for 5th weekly fall

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Friday as investors clung to hopes the global econ...

11th March, 2022

Image for Global central banks stay inflation-focused, see growth continuing despite war
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Global central banks stay inflation-focused, see growth continuing despite war

By Howard Schneider, Balazs Koranyi and Leika Kihara (Reuters) -The Russian attack on Ukraine may sl...

11th March, 2022

Image for Amazon surges as stock split, buyback excite investors
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Amazon surges as stock split, buyback excite investors

(Reuters) – Shares of Amazon.com Inc jumped over 5% after the e-commerce giant’s share split and buy...

10th March, 2022

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Goldman Sachs becomes first U.S. bank to quit Russia

By Matt Scuffham, Sinead Cruise and Niket Nishant NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group In...

10th March, 2022

Image for FTSE 100 weighed down by banks and oil firms; Rio Tinto slumps
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FTSE 100 weighed down by banks and oil firms; Rio Tinto slumps

By Amal S and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 fell on Thursday with heavyweight financi...

10th March, 2022

Image for Oil edges back up despite Putin’s pledge to honor supply commitments
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Oil edges back up despite Putin’s pledge to honor supply commitments

By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil edged higher on Thursday after its biggest plunge in two ye...

10th March, 2022

Image for ECB to turn off money taps at Ukraine ‘watershed’ moment
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ECB to turn off money taps at Ukraine ‘watershed’ moment

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will stop pumping money into fin...

10th March, 2022