By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose from a 15-month low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after core retail sales saw strong gains in June, as investors wait on t[...]
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India to push G20 to raise share of taxes on firms where they earn ‘excess profit’ – sources
(This July 16 story has been corrected to show that 25% is not the tax rate, but the share of corporate profit that would be taxed, in paragraphs 4 and 9) By Shivangi Acharya, Sarita Chaganti Singh an[...]
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Australia central bank hit pause as policy clearly restrictive, risking growth
SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank decided to keep interest rates steady this month as policy was clearly restrictive and there was a risk a squeeze on household finances[...]
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US stocks rise on earnings outlook, global shares dip on China data
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rose on Monday on expectations corporate earnings will exceed forecasts, but global shares and the dollar traded little changed after data showed the Ch[...]
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Dollar decline slows as investors wait on Fed
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against a basket of currencies on Monday after last week suffering its largest weekly decline this year as Treasury yields tumbled, but h[...]
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Australia expects unemployment rate to rise as global economy slows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that he expected the nation’s jobless rate to lift from near a 48-year low on the back of higher interest rates and slow[...]
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Australia upbeat on global tax talks at G20 in India
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers expressed optimism on Saturday about progress on a long-awaited overhaul of global corporate taxation at a meeting of Group of 20 (G20) natio[...]
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Wall St holds gains after cooler inflation, mixed earnings
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks mostly held on to their previous gains on Friday, while the dollar stayed near 15-month lows, after U.S. inflation data this week unleashed a wave[...]
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Dollar gains after steep losses, but downtrend stays intact
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar bounced on Friday after falling sharply the last few days, as investors consolidated losses ahead of the w[...]
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