FTSE 100 hits 3-month high amid rate-cut hopes; energy shares weaken
The UK's main stock index hit over a three-month high on Friday, clocking gains for the topsy-turvy month, with real estate shares in the lead as interest rate-cut hopes
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The UK's main stock index hit over a three-month high on Friday, clocking gains for the topsy-turvy month, with real estate shares in the lead as interest rate-cut hopes
Some Russian companies are facing growing delays and rising costs on payments with trading partners in China, leaving transactions worth tens of billions of yuan in limbo, Russian
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a fourth straight month in August, data showed on Friday, tracking comfortably above the
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) aims to create a more market-driven interest rate curve and move away from quantitative policy tools to help wean the economy off state-directed
The Public Utility Commission of Texas selected 17 projects, seeking $5.38 billion in government funding, to advance in a new program aimed at spurring the development of gas-
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Venture Global LNG sought authorization on Thursday from U.S. energy regulators by Aug. 30 to unload the first LNG commissioning cargo at the
China's central bank said it bought special government bonds from primary dealers on Thursday, its first such bond purchase in nearly two years, reviving speculation it is
Ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday the U.S. fiscal profile is likely to remain largely unchanged regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election, as it affirmed the United
Egypt could begin transitioning from subsidising essential commodities to providing direct cash assistance to its poorest citizens as early as the next fiscal year (July to June),
Marathon Oil shareholders on Thursday approved the U.S. oil producer's nearly $16 billion acquisition by ConocoPhillips, the company said.
New vehicle sales in the United States are projected to rise over 4% in August from a year ago, partly boosted by the Labor Day weekend falling within the reporting period, according to a
A bid by now defunct BSI Bank Limited to strike out a $394 million claim against it by scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and its unit,
Dollar General's shares slumped 29% to a more-than-six-year low on Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its annual sales and profit
Turkey's economic growth is expected to have fallen to 3.2% in the second quarter of this year as tighter economic policies weighed, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, with the
Low water levels after recent dry weather are preventing cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in Germany, with surcharges added to the usual freight rates,
The Malaysian government has no plans to reintroduce a goods and services tax (GST) as an alternative to removing subsidies for RON95 petrol, state news agency Bernama
Several Chinese regional banks have reported a jump in their investment income in the first half of the year, even as their primary lending businesses faltered, as the flailing
New Zealand's business confidence jumped in August to the highest level in a decade as forward-looking activity indicators rose strongly, an ANZ Bank survey showed on Thursday.
Britain's car production fell for the fifth consecutive month in July, hurt by manufacturers shifting to new models and temporary disruptions in supply chain, industry data showed on
Brazil's economy created a net 188,021 formal jobs in July, labor ministry data released on Wednesday showed, slightly below the expectation of 190,000 jobs from economists polled
A tax on the super-rich pitched by the youth wing of one of Switzerland's main political parties is "extremely dangerous" for the country, a top Swiss banker said on Wednesday,
Portugal's centre-right government proposed on Wednesday former finance minister Maria Luis Albuquerque, who led the country's austerity efforts a decade ago following an
Libya's latest oil shutdown has pushed up global energy prices. This explains the situation. HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Brazil's central bank has provided no guidance for its upcoming policy meeting because of its need for flexibility at this time as it tries to bring inflation back
Kohl's topped quarterly profit estimates and raised its annual forecast on Wednesday, as the department store operator leans on lower costs and slimmer inventories