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Global stocks to edge higher in 2026 but lag this year's strong run: Reuters Poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Most major global stock indexes should trade higher by the end o...

9th December, 2025

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Investors pile into UK bonds and sterling after budget

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Investors piled into long-dated UK bonds on Wednesday, pushing yi...

9th December, 2025

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Japan threatening us militarily, China tells German foreign minister

BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable",...

9th December, 2025

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Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

By Mariko Katsumura and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities lifted tsunami w...

9th December, 2025

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Thyssenkrupp Nucera sees lower 2026 sales on 'more challenging' hydrogen market

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Electrolyser maker Thyssenkrupp Nucera on Monday forecast sharply lower sales f...

8th December, 2025

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Bank of England's Taylor expects inflation to fall to target 'in the near term'

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - British inflation is likely to return to its 2% target "in the near term"...

8th December, 2025

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UK inflation to average 2.5% in 2026, OBR forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation is set to average 2.5% in 2026, according to esti...

8th December, 2025

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UK to remove stamp duty tax from newly London-listed shares for 3 years

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will exempt new London Stock Exchange listings from stamp duty tax for 3 y...

8th December, 2025

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UK watchdog's early budget release steals Reeves' thunder, stirs markets frenzy

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's fiscal watchdog apologised for publishing details of Rache...

8th December, 2025

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China's slow-motion stock rally starts to win investor trust 

By Samuel Shen, Jiaxing Li and Rae Wee SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Fund managers are picki...

8th December, 2025

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Monte dei Paschi shares bounce after report that markets watchdog rules out hidden shareholder pact

MILAN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Shares in Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena rose on Monday, lifted by a wee...

8th December, 2025

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Israel's Netanyahu to discuss second phase of Gaza plan with Trump later this month

(Corrects timing of announcement of Netanyahu's invitation in paragraph 3) By Alexander Cornwell JER...

8th December, 2025