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UK business activity grows at slowest pace in 5 months, PMI shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British business activity grew at the slowest pace in five month...

3rd October, 2025

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Finance

European shares mark best week since April on boost from banks, healthcare

(Reuters) -European shares were set for solid weekly gains on Friday with banks and miners leading e...

3rd October, 2025

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Morning Bid: US politics can't shut down the animal spirits

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: The U.S. shutdown and po...

3rd October, 2025

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Finance

Asian stocks poised for weekly gains on rate cut wagers, AI fervour

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks were set for solid weekly gains on Friday as ris...

3rd October, 2025

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AI, Fed bets sweep aside shutdown jitters

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

2nd October, 2025

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Expanded ties with countries hurt by US tariffs could bolster euro's global role, ECB's Villeroy says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Europe must act fast to bolster the global role of the euro as the window of op...

2nd October, 2025

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Putin: US tariffs on Russia's trade partners could backfire economically

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized U.S. efforts to pre...

2nd October, 2025

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Morning Bid: Darkness falls on dour US jobs market

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Investors already knew th...

2nd October, 2025

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European stocks close at record high on tech rally, hopes for Fed rate cut

(Reuters) -European shares hit a record high on Thursday, boosted by chip-related companies followin...

2nd October, 2025

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Trading Day: Shutdown? Stocks up!

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

1st October, 2025

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US government shutdown negative for credit rating, Europe's Scope warns

LONDON (Reuters) -European rating agency Scope has said that the shutdown of the U.S. government is...

1st October, 2025

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Sterling edges up, dollar hobbled by US shutdown

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose against the dollar on Wednesday, as the U.S. curre...

1st October, 2025