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Recent data suggest weakening euro zone, ECB's Rehn tells paper
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Recent data point to a weakening euro zone economy, the European Central Bank's Olli Rehn told Germany's business daily …
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President Trump receives update on China trade talks
investing.com - By Steve Holland
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump received an update on trade talks with China on Saturday at his Florida retreat after discussions …
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Economic Calendar - Top 5 Things to Watch This Week
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Investing.com - Markets will be keeping abreast of the next round of trade discussions between the U.S. and China in Washington this week, as the two …
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European efforts for trade with Iran fall short: Zarif
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MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday that a European mechanism to trade with Tehran fell short and that France, Britain and …
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ECB rate move hinges on downturn's duration: Villeroy
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PARIS (Reuters) - The timing of the European Central Bank's first post-crisis rate hike hinges on whether the euro zone's current slowdown is a blip …
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Brexit 'airbags' being tested by business with 40 days to exit day: KPMG
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LONDON (Reuters) - With just 40 days until the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, businesses are testing their emergency Brexit …
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IMF's Lagarde urges deeper structural reforms in Ukraine
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged Ukraine to forge ahead with deeper …
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Philippines’ Duterte signs law boosting central bank’s powers
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MANILA (Reuters) - - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that boosts the central bank's ability to rein in inflation and increases …
World Economy
Bank lending for 'real economy' key to boost China growth: central bank official
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should encourage its banks to support smaller, private firms in the real economy, rather than forced lending or policies …
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Automakers brace for U.S. government report on import tariffs
investing.com - By David Lawder and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A confidential Commerce Department report due to be sent to Donald Trump on Sunday is widely expected to clear the way for the …
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Legal challenges to Trump emergency declaration face uphill battle
investing.com - By Alison Frankel and Tom Hals
(Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers, states and others mulling legal challenges to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to obtain …
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Fed policymakers see one U.S. rate hike, or none, as growth slows
investing.com - By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
BIRMINGHAM, Ala./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve last month adopted a new "patient" approach to monetary policy, it gave no …
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Fed's Daly sees no case for rate hike this year: WSJ interview
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SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve probably will not need to raise U.S. interest rates this year, given a slowdown in economic growth and …
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N.Y. Fed cuts U.S. first quarter GDP view to 1 percent after dismal data
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Federal Reserve forecast program on Friday slashed its estimate on U.S. economic growth in the first quarter in the …
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U.S. drafts WTO reform to halt handouts for big and rich states
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States proposed a reform of the World Trade Organization on Friday that would slash the number of countries that are …
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White House eyes $8 billion in overall wall funds from emergency -official
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has identified roughly $8 billion in U.S. government funds that President Donald Trump could tap to …
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Fed's Bostic: Recent soft data doesn't change view of above trend growth
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BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Recent disappointing retail sales and industrial production data don't yet suggest the economy will slow more quickly than …
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Wells Fargo's Tim Sloan set to appear twice before House panel: WSJ
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(Reuters) - Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) & Co's Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan is expected appear before the House Financial Services Committee alone in …
World Economy
Iceland, U.S. set up economic channels to boost trade: Pompeo
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REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The United States and Iceland have agreed to set up formal economic channels to boost trade and business investment, the …
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Portugal's economy - an express train at risk of derailing
investing.com - By Axel Bugge and Sergio Goncalves
LISBON (Reuters) - The passengers on a night train chugging along Portugal's northern coast last month got the fright of their lives when the …
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Factories to test world's 'delicate equilibrium'
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LONDON (Reuters) - The world economy is caught in a "delicate equilibrium" between stabilization and a further downturn, according to Bank of England …
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U.S.-China trade talks to resume in Washington next week
investing.com - By Michael Martina
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks between China and the United States to resolve their bruising trade war will resume next week in Washington, …
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Take Five: The R-word - World markets themes for the week ahead
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(Reuters) - Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to …
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Deal or delay? Wall Street doesn't believe no-deal Brexit threat
investing.com - By Guy Faulconbridge, Helen Reid and Andrew MacAskill
LONDON (Reuters) - As the United Kingdom's Brexit crisis deepens, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) have differing views of the …
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Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday
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Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Friday, Feb. 15: 1. U.S.-China trade talks drag on U.S. Treasury …
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China banks throw open spigots in January, lend record 3.23 trillion yuan
investing.com - By Kevin Yao
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banks made the most new loans on record in January as policymakers try to jumpstart sluggish investment and prevent a …
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Ruble, buoyed by oil, steadies after sanctions threat
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruble steadied against the dollar on Friday, supported by rising oil prices a day after the threat of new U.S. sanctions …
India
India to remove trade privileges, ensure complete isolation of Pakistan: finance minister
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure the "complete isolation" of Pakistan in response to an attack by an …
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China's producer prices slow for seventh straight month, raising deflation fears
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory-gate inflation slowed for a seventh straight month in January to its weakest pace since September 2016, raising …