LONDON (Reuters) -The United States was put on review for a downgrade by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar on Thursday over Washington’s debt ceiling haggling, shortly after a similar warnin[...]
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May 25, 2023
Turkey’s cenbank holds policy rate at 8.5% ahead of election runoff
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s central bank kept its policy rate at 8.5% on Thursday as expected, holding steady for a third straight month, despite a market rout[...]
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Canada April factory sales most likely down 0.2% – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.2% in April from March, largely driven by the food and primary metal industries, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Thursd[...]
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Spain’s mass tourism in candidates’ crosshairs in election year
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Scrawled across Barcelona’s opera house, along the city’s renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden graffiti urging tourists to “go ho[...]
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Moody’s: Emerging market credit to be tight amid U.S.-led risks
LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging economies will continue to suffer from the spillover of economic problems in the U.S., which are restricting their market access and pushing up financing costs, a Moo[...]
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Argentina launches dispute against United States at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Argentina has initiated a dispute against the United States at the World Trade Organization regarding tubular goods used in oil production, the trade watchdog said on Thursday[...]
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Exclusive-From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite
By Peter Hobson (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia’s more traditional export routes, Russian c[...]
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UK retail sales fall in May after April rise, outlook less gloomy: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales declined this month after a modest rise in April but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves and energy prices fa[...]
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Marketmind: AAA fears vie with AI frenzy
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Two of the year’s dominant themes vied for investor attention overnight as the debt ceiling impasse threatened the U.S. governm[...]
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