By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales edged down 0.1% in November from the previous month before bouncing back in December, data published on Friday showed, adding to other r[...]
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January 20, 2023
Colombia central bank to raise rate to 13%: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank board will once again raise its benchmark interest rate at its meeting next week on persistent inflation which has endured de[...]
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U.S. consumer staples stocks limp after solid performance in 2022
By Medha Singh (Reuters) -Shares of U.S. grocers, packaged food companies and supermarkets were lagging in the first three weeks of 2023, in a sharp contrast to last year, as their high valuations and[...]
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Exclusive-Madrilena Red de Gas draws regulatory scrutiny over capital management –sources
By Andres Gonzalez, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Isla Binnie LONDON (Reuters) – Spain’s markets and competition regulator is reviewing whether gas distributor Madrilena Red de Gas (MRG) has co[...]
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Davos 2023: Key takeaways from the World Economic Forum
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Global leaders and business executives departed a freezing World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting on Friday after a frank exchange of views over how the world will tac[...]
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European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as investors return to riskier debt after rising interest rates and Russia[...]
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Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union ambitions to lure trillions of euros of business from London could wo[...]
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BoC to raise rates by 25 bps to peak of 4.50% on Jan. 25: Reuters poll
By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada will hike its key interest rate by a modest quarter point to 4.50% on Jan. 25 and then hit pause on an aggressive tightening campaign, acc[...]
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China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches
By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton FOSHAN, China (Reuters) – China’s copper buyers face higher costs for the metal this year, buyers and analysts said, after market disruptions from top impo[...]
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