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Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar gained on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales fell less than expected in October, bouncing off its..

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will change gear next week to f..

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault is holding an investor day for its electric vehicle unit Ampere, which was carved out from ..

EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit

EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit

(Reuters) – The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and..

German economy, auto sector face risks from exposure to China, fund manager says

German economy, auto sector face risks from exposure to China, fund manager says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s heavy economic exposure to China carries significant risks for Europe’s top economy,..

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – Strong pay growth in Britain’s private sector will be matched in the public sector in the year ahead..

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

LONDON (Reuters) – JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon will attend Britain’s Global In..

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and countries’ different approaches to combat it are likely boost inf..

Analysis-Electric car demand set to stall in Europe’s ‘valley of death’

Analysis-Electric car demand set to stall in Europe’s ‘valley of death’

By Victoria Waldersee and Nick Carey BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – After years of accelerating growth, Europe’s electric car ..

Take Five: That rate cut trade

Take Five: That rate cut trade

LONDON (Reuters) -Markets are keen to trade rate cuts and big central banks are pushing back, shining a new light on upcoming data in ..

Adflex automates commercial payments and virtual card reading for prompt, pain-free payments

Adflex automates commercial payments and virtual card reading for prompt, pain-free payments

Straight Through Processing (STP) 3.0 brings Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) processes together to refine the benef..

Apple to file challenge over Digital Markets Act in EU Court- Bloomberg News

Apple to file challenge over Digital Markets Act in EU Court- Bloomberg News

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is set to challenge the European Union’s decision to put all of the App Store into the bloc’s ..

AI Safety Summit is a first step – but the finish line is far off

AI Safety Summit is a first step – but the finish line is far off

Last week’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park was hailed as a landmark moment in the world’s efforts to regulate AI. It was the first..

Continental hikes car market forecast, warns on 2024 outlook

Continental hikes car market forecast, warns on 2024 outlook

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s Continental expects a strong fourth quarter for its automotive business and h..

Bank of Spain governor warns of risks of extending bank windfall tax

Bank of Spain governor warns of risks of extending bank windfall tax

MADRID (Reuters) – Any potential extension of the current Spanish windfall tax on banks should take into account the preservati..

With crime in focus, UK’s Sunak sets out pre-election agenda in King’s Speech

With crime in focus, UK’s Sunak sets out pre-election agenda in King’s Speech

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government set out its plans to tackle crime, boost growth and water down climate change measures on..

UK government to focus on curbing inflation, not boosting spending – King’s Speech

UK government to focus on curbing inflation, not boosting spending – King’s Speech

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will take responsible decisions on spending and borrowing in order to help bring down the le..

Travelers put off holiday trips to Middle East as Israel-Hamas war rages

Travelers put off holiday trips to Middle East as Israel-Hamas war rages

By Doyinsola Oladipo and Joanna Plucinska NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Travelers are canceling or postponing planned vacations t..

Analysis-WeWork’s troubles darken outlook for embattled office market

Analysis-WeWork’s troubles darken outlook for embattled office market

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -The troubles faced by co-working titan WeWork are darkening the outlook for the world’s larg..

US dollar drops to six-week low after softer-than-expected jobs data

US dollar drops to six-week low after softer-than-expected jobs data

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a six-week low on Friday, after data showed the world’s largest economy created fe..

Analysis-Traders bet ECB will be first big central bank to cut rates

Analysis-Traders bet ECB will be first big central bank to cut rates

(Reuters) – Financial markets are ramping up expectations for interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank, betting it will..

BMW says ‘no interest’ in price war as order books bulge

BMW says ‘no interest’ in price war as order books bulge

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -BMW forecast strong fourth quarter sales on Friday and said its order book was filled into th..

Stocks gain, Treasury yields fall after U.S. jobs market softens

Stocks gain, Treasury yields fall after U.S. jobs market softens

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stock indexes rose, the dollar weakened and benchmark ..

US job growth misses expectations in October as labor market slows

US job growth misses expectations in October as labor market slows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed in October in part as strikes by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union against Detro..

UK’s Sunak urges world leaders to address AI risks

UK’s Sunak urges world leaders to address AI risks

BLETCHLEY PARK, England (Reuters) – World leaders have a responsibility to address the risks of artificial intelligence, British..

Analysis-Central banks’ big pause spurs bruised bond investors to double down

Analysis-Central banks’ big pause spurs bruised bond investors to double down

By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Bond investors bruised by a record hiking cycle are increasing their posi..

Britons’ cost-of-living crisis habits will endure, says Sainsbury’s boss

Britons’ cost-of-living crisis habits will endure, says Sainsbury’s boss

LONDON (Reuters) – Changes to British consumers’ behaviour that emerged during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, such as ..

Ferrari sees strong demand stretching into the distance

Ferrari sees strong demand stretching into the distance

By Giulio Piovaccari and Keith Weir MILAN (Reuters) -Ferrari’s order books are bulging all the way into 2025 when it plans to l..

Bank of England keeps rates at 15-year high, rules out quick cuts to help economy

Bank of England keeps rates at 15-year high, rules out quick cuts to help economy

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England held interest rates at a 15-year peak on Thursday and said it did not expect to cut them ..

US dollar retreats as risk appetite rises, Fed rate hikes seen as done

US dollar retreats as risk appetite rises, Fed rate hikes seen as done

(Removes extraneous word “be” in the quote in the 7th paragraph) By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW ..

Global central banks mark a possible plateau

Global central banks mark a possible plateau

(Reuters) – The Bank of England’s decision to hold its policy interest rate steady on Thursday puts the world’s thre..

Global fund managers sharpen bank scrutiny following crisis -survey

Global fund managers sharpen bank scrutiny following crisis -survey

By Laura Matthews and Chiara Elisei NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global fund managers are exploring ways to spread their counter..

Factbox-More automakers plug into Tesla’s EV charging network

Factbox-More automakers plug into Tesla’s EV charging network

(Reuters) -More automakers signed up to access Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the United States, taking..

China, US and EU agree to work together on AI safety at UK summit

China, US and EU agree to work together on AI safety at UK summit

By Paul Sandle, Martin Coulter BLETCHLEY PARK, England (Reuters) -China agreed to work with the United States, European Union and oth..

King Charles will deliver COP28 opening speech, Buckingham Palace says

King Charles will deliver COP28 opening speech, Buckingham Palace says

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles will give the opening address at the COP28 U.N. global climate summit in Dubai, Buckingham Palac..

Fed keeps rates unchanged, acknowledges economy is ‘strong’

Fed keeps rates unchanged, acknowledges economy is ‘strong’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but left the door open to a further increase ..

BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas

BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas

LONDON (Reuters) – BP on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.3 billion, missing analysts’ forecasts due to weak ..