ACCRA (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Ghana’s economy is showing signs of stabilization, with softening inflation, an increase in international rese[...]
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June 15, 2023
Croatia eying record tourist season after joining Schengen area
By Antonio Bronic ZADAR, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatian tourism officials are anticipating a record year for the sector after the country joined Europe’s free-movement Schengen zone in Janua[...]
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Oil futures up 3% on strong China refinery data, weaker US dollar
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices gained about 3% to a one-week high on Thursday on a weaker U.S. dollar and a jump in refinery runs in top crude importer China. Brent futures rose $2.4[...]
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Taiwan agrees to fully open to Canadian beef imports ahead of trade deal
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Thursday agreed to fully open its market to imports of Canadian beef, lifting a stumbling block as Taipei angles to sign a bilateral investment ag[...]
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How the Fed hid a rate hike in its rate “cuts” for 2024
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The outlook from U.S. Federal Reserve officials at their meeting this week sees interest rate cuts beginning next year, relief, it would seem, from the[...]
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European shares slip after ECB rate hike
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised borrowing costs as expected and signalled more policy tightenin[...]
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Peru’s GDP grows 0.31% in April, misses expectations
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.31% in April compared with the same month last year, the government’s INEI statistics agency said on Thursday, neverth[...]
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ECB raises rates to 22-year high, in no mood to pause
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank raised borrowing costs to their highest level in 22 years on Thursday and left the door open to more hikes, extend[...]
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Canada’s housing data shows recovery accelerating before rate hike
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s housing market showed further signs of recovery in May following a yearlong slump, data on Thursday showed, a factor that could support additio[...]
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