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Bank of England set to hold rates with bond sales in spotlight

Bank of England set to hold rates with bond sales in spotlight

  By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits signs tha..

Britain needs finance sector strategy to tap foreign billions, report says

Britain needs finance sector strategy to tap foreign billions, report says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could attract up to 7.7 billion pounds ($10.2 billion) in additional foreign sovereign investment by ..

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict ‘triple whammy’ hits world’s poorest

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict ‘triple whammy’ hits world’s poorest

  By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and conflict risk overshadowing efforts to improve people’s hea..

ING bank tightens restrictions on oil and gas lending

ING bank tightens restrictions on oil and gas lending

  By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop Dutch lender ING is further restricting access to finance for some oil and gas companies a..

Hims & Hers offers compounded Wegovy for $99 a month to select professions

Hims & Hers offers compounded Wegovy for $99 a month to select professions

  By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers Health on Wednesday said it will sell compou..

Fed’s Powell: Central bank forecasts don’t point to urgent action

Fed’s Powell: Central bank forecasts don’t point to urgent action

  By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that central bank forecast..

Fed policymakers see end-2024 policy rate at 4.4%: projections

Fed policymakers see end-2024 policy rate at 4.4%: projections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. central bankers think they’ll need to lower interest rates to a range of 4.25%-4.50% by year-end, ..

Artificial heart maker Carmat’s shares slide on $11.5 million capital hike

Artificial heart maker Carmat’s shares slide on $11.5 million capital hike

(Reuters) -Artificial heart maker Carmat announced a capital increase of an initial 10.3 million euros ($11.5 million) on Wednesday ..

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how large a move

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how large a move

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will lower interest rates for the first time in more than f..

US stocks flat, dollar lower as traders brace for Fed easing

US stocks flat, dollar lower as traders brace for Fed easing

By Isla Binnie and Sruthi Shankar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main stock indexes were broadly flat in early trade on Wedne..

Oil prices edge higher on US crude stocks, market awaits Fed decision

Oil prices edge higher on US crude stocks, market awaits Fed decision

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were up on Wednesday on falling crude inventories in the United States, whiles the mar..

Spain allows BlackRock to take 20% stake in Naturgy, Cinco Dias reports

Spain allows BlackRock to take 20% stake in Naturgy, Cinco Dias reports

  MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government has authorised BlackRock to take the 20% stake in power utility Naturgy it boug..

UK inflation holds at 2.2% but services prices keep BoE on alert

UK inflation holds at 2.2% but services prices keep BoE on alert

  By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation held steady in August but sped up in the services sector which is closely ..

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

  By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday almost certainly will lower interest rates fo..

Morning Bid: Traders still guessing in final Fed countdown

Morning Bid: Traders still guessing in final Fed countdown

  A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland With just hours until one of the most highly anticip..

UAW to hold strike votes at Stellantis local chapters, union president says

UAW to hold strike votes at Stellantis local chapters, union president says

  By Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union plans to hold strike authorization votes at one..

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

  PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy is set to gain momentum in the coming two years as lower inflation boosts consum..

Instagram rolls out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls as scrutiny mounts

Instagram rolls out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls as scrutiny mounts

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms is rolling out enhanced privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18 in a s..

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy is set to gain momentum in the coming two years as lower inflation boosts consumer spen..

Oil prices rise on supply shocks, prospect of US interest rate cuts

Oil prices rise on supply shocks, prospect of US interest rate cuts

By Shariq Khan and Arunima Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by a dollar a barrel on Tuesday as supply disruptions mounted and..

Oil prices climb on hurricane impact ahead of US rate decision

Oil prices climb on hurricane impact ahead of US rate decision

  By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday as the ongoing impact of Hurricane Francine on output in the U.S. G..

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

  By Ilona Wissenbach and Andrey Sychev HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) -Daimler Truck, one of the world’s biggest commercial ve..

Czech Republic reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says

Czech Republic reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says

  PARIS (Reuters) – The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or..

India accuses Samsung, Xiaomi of colluding with Amazon, Flipkart

India accuses Samsung, Xiaomi of colluding with Amazon, Flipkart

  By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies colluded with Amazon and Walmart’s Fl..

Cricket-Rain washes out England v Australia final T20 with series drawn

Cricket-Rain washes out England v Australia final T20 with series drawn

  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The decisive Twenty20 clash of the three-match series between England and Australia was a..

Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

  By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism s..

Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices, letter shows

Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices, letter shows

By Angeliki Koutantou and Kate Abnett ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s prime minister has asked the EU to urgently res..

British drugmaker GSK moves mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials

British drugmaker GSK moves mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials

  (Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday positive results from a mid-stage trial of its seasonal influenza vaccin..

Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules

Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules

LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the..

Oil prices climb 1% on fears over hurricane impact on US output

Oil prices climb 1% on fears over hurricane impact on US output

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday to extend a rebound spurred by concern over Hurricane Francine..

Global Financial Minds Converge at QuantInsti’s Algo Trading Conference of 2024

Global Financial Minds Converge at QuantInsti’s Algo Trading Conference of 2024

Mumbai, India – QuantInsti has just announced the Algo Trading Conference 2024, an unparalleled confluence of the brightest minds and ..

UK’s Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally

UK’s Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday it would stop supplying U.S. customers from a site i..

Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook

Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures settled at their lowest level since December 2021 on..

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground while Brent crude prices hit a 3-1/2-year low on Tues..

Factbox-How AI features of iPhone and rival smartphones stack up

Factbox-How AI features of iPhone and rival smartphones stack up

  (Reuters) – Apple unveiled a raft of AI-powered features for its latest iPhone 16 lineup at an event on Monday, as global..

Banks, energy stocks weigh on European bourses; BMW tumbles

Banks, energy stocks weigh on European bourses; BMW tumbles

  By Pranav Kashyap and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -European equity markets largely lost ground on Tuesday, weighed by bank..

FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

  By Khushi Singh and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, led by a sell-off in healthcare an..