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Image for Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3
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Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

By Alasdair Pal and Renju Jose SYDNEY(Reuters) -Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reached...

27th March, 2025

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UK economy sputters in January, underlining Reeves' growth challenge

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in Jan...

14th March, 2025

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Swedish Riksbank's Thedeen says higher inflation outcomes call for vigilance

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Recent inflation outcomes in Sweden have been slightly higher than expected bu...

11th March, 2025

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UK's Persimmon to build more homes after 2024 profit beats estimates

(Reuters) -British housebuilder Persimmon adopted an optimistic tone for 2025 and reported a 10% inc...

11th March, 2025

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Oil settles slightly up on weaker dollar, US economic fears cap gains

By Nicole Jao (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day in early trade on Tuesday on worries that...

11th March, 2025

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ECB must remain open-minded on whether to keep cutting rates or pause, Kazimir says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - There are still plenty of upside risks to euro zone inflation, so the European...

10th March, 2025

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Stocks sink with bond yields as Trump fuels recession fears

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Wall Street futures sank and the safe-haven yen strengthened ear...

10th March, 2025

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Pound heads for worst weekly run versus euro since 2023

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - The pound headed for its worst weekly performance against the eu...

7th March, 2025

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UK's financial watchdog to review mortgage stress tests to improve access

(Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Friday it is taking steps to make mo...

7th March, 2025

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UK house prices unexpectedly dip in February, Halifax data shows

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices unexpectedly fell by 0.1% in monthly terms in February, mort...

7th March, 2025

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Nomura now expects only one ECB rate cut after policy meeting

(Reuters) - Nomura now expects the European Central Bank to lower rates only once this year, divergi...

7th March, 2025

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Stocks, yields edge higher; Powell says economy still in good place

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Investors were met with some calm on Friday after a turbulent week...

7th March, 2025