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Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slid from a 2-1/2-month high versus the Japanese yen on Friday,..

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa plans to nearly double its investments over the next three years to a total of 3.6..

British property portal Rightmove hikes dividend after annual profit jump

British property portal Rightmove hikes dividend after annual profit jump

(Reuters) -British real-estate portal Rightmove Plc on Friday raised its final dividend payment and posted a higher annual operating p..

Fintech T-Rex launches solution for project finance data and portfolio management

Fintech T-Rex launches solution for project finance data and portfolio management

T-REX Group, Inc. (“T-REX”), a fintech supporting complex asset-backed financing, has expanded its capabilities in data automation an..

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones (Reuters) -Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed indicators of econo..

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen is reorganizing its financial services holding companies, Volkswagen Bank and Volkswagen Financ..

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Nell Mackenzie and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – The selling gripping the world’s biggest bond mar..

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slid and China’s yuan gained on Wednesday after Chin..

Agents urged to go beyond reference checks when finding the right tenant in today’s rental market.

Agents urged to go beyond reference checks when finding the right tenant in today’s rental market.

The rental market is fast-paced and competitive. Agents have an average of six viable applicants for every tenancy. In such a climate,..

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

By Lawrence Delevingne and Samuel Indyk (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes and global equities were mixed on Tuesday and bonds wrap..

Abris nets strong return on Graal exit

Abris nets strong return on Graal exit

  ESG transformation specialist sells Polish canned fish producer following six-year growth investment Abris Capital Partners (“A..

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares inched up on Monday as a U.S. holiday tempered volatility ahead of minutes of the lat..

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets around the globe fell on Friday and oil prices settled lower after U.S. econo..

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

By Leigh Thomas and Francesco Canepa PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank interest rates still have some way to ris..

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation fell by more than expected in January and there were si..

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

(Adds comment, U.S. data, NEW YORK dateline, byline, FX table, bullets, updates prices) By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss L..

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymakers disagreed on Thursday about where interest rates need ..

First Abu Dhabi Bank could renew $35 billion offer for StanChart -Bloomberg News

First Abu Dhabi Bank could renew $35 billion offer for StanChart -Bloomberg News

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender, could renew a p..

S&P warns of possible economic blow, hit to Japan Inc from BOJ rate hike

S&P warns of possible economic blow, hit to Japan Inc from BOJ rate hike

  By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – A future Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike could affect the country’s sovere..

Italy inflation-adjusted retail sales fell in 2022

Italy inflation-adjusted retail sales fell in 2022

ROME (Reuters) -Italian retail sales increased in value terms but decreased in volume in 2022 compared to the previous year, with cons..

Alantra strengthens its global tech investment banking capabilities with the addition of Daniel Lilliehöök as Partner in the Nordics

Alantra strengthens its global tech investment banking capabilities with the addition of Daniel Lilliehöök as Partner in the Nordics

Daniel will join the Nordics team, led by Jonas Bauréus and Sebastian Hougaard, comprising 10 professionals who have advised on more ..

Why to invest in a franchise during uncertain economic times

Why to invest in a franchise during uncertain economic times

As the UK begins the year on the brink of recession, the possibility of layoffs and other job losses will inevitably increase workers&..

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities edged lower and the dollar inched up on Tu..

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks on Tuesday come off the..

Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global equity markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday after data s..

Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure group says

Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure group says

(Reuters) – Swiss citizens will get the chance to try to ensure their economy never becomes cashless, a pressure group said, aft..

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are steadily moving closer to a pause in their aggressive interest rate hiking campaigns...

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Wednesday and fell to a nine-month low against a basket of ..

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..

For a European Transformation sustainable investing must become easier

For a European Transformation sustainable investing must become easier

By Francesco Curto, Global Head of Research, DWS Europe has transformed itself often in times of crisis. With current cycl..

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock performance rose and the dollar strengthened o..

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..