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Dollar softens, yen set for weekly fall as US recession worries fade

By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell against the yen on Friday, and was softer agai...

16th August, 2024

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Stocks gain, Treasury yields jump as US retail data reassures

By Koh Gui Qing and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rose on Thursday and Treas...

16th August, 2024

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UK employers plan smallest pay rises in two years, survey shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British employers expect to raise pay by 3% over the coming yea...

12th August, 2024

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Yen slips, markets brace for US inflation data

By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen was a tad softer against the dollar in trading th...

12th August, 2024

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Dollar steady on US jobs relief as yen heads for first weekly drop in six

By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar was close to a one-week high agains...

9th August, 2024

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Investors’ comments on global stocks rout

(Reuters) – Share markets around the world tumbled and bonds rallied on Monday as fears the United S...

5th August, 2024

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London’s FTSE 100 falls over 1% amid global stock slump

By Purvi Agarwal and Shubham Batra (Reuters) -London stocks rounded the week off with heavy losses a...

2nd August, 2024

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Bank of England rate cut boosts comeback factor for UK markets

By Naomi Rovnick and Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Big investors are growing more confident about...

2nd August, 2024

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World stocks gain, US yields fall at start of jam-packed week

By Chris Prentice and Wayne Cole NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced and longer-dated...

29th July, 2024

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Surging yen upends popular global FX carry trades

By Alun John, Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A perfect storm of poli...

29th July, 2024

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Major Chinese banks cut deposit rates after reduction in lending rates

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Five of China’s major state-owned banks said on Thursday they would cut...

25th July, 2024

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UK pay settlements hold at 4.9% in three months to June

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British employers offered average annual pay settlements of 4.9...

24th July, 2024