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BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that pension funds and other ‘non..

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would have to’) By ..

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities took a dip on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields climbed as investors bet on a more..

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – European government bond yields rose after Friday data showed U.S. employers hired more workers ..

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland took in more corporate tax in November than it used to collect in entire years a decade ago, as a rec..

Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing

Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing

By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is investing more than $2.5 billion at its drug making plants in Belgium and Ireland, ..

Global central banks extend rate hike push in November

Global central banks extend rate hike push in November

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks in Novem..

EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents

EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries will consider on Friday a proposal for a gas price cap slightly lower than..

Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation

Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation

(Reuters) -Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and renegotiating wages as surging inflation raises food and energy bi..

UniCredit to pay bonus, replace 850 older branch staff in Italy

UniCredit to pay bonus, replace 850 older branch staff in Italy

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s second-biggest bank UniCredit will give employees in Italy a one-off payment of 2,400 euros ($2,..

Spain’s labour market resilient as unemployment drops in Nov

Spain’s labour market resilient as unemployment drops in Nov

MADRID (Reuters) -Unemployment fell and net jobs were created in November in Spain, official data showed on Friday, reflecting strengt..

Explainer-India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect

Explainer-India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect

By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over fr..

UK parliament committee chair says she talked defence cooperation on Taiwan trip

UK parliament committee chair says she talked defence cooperation on Taiwan trip

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A senior British lawmaker said on Friday her delegation had discussed defence cooperation with Taiwan during ..

Dollar steadies near 16-week low, yuan set for biggest weekly gain since 2005

Dollar steadies near 16-week low, yuan set for biggest weekly gain since 2005

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar was pinned near 16-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Friday ahead ..

India’s Reliance makes rare buy of Russian naphtha, ups fuel oil imports

India’s Reliance makes rare buy of Russian naphtha, ups fuel oil imports

By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s largest refining complex,..

Soccer-World Cup 2022: England’s route to final explained

Soccer-World Cup 2022: England’s route to final explained

(Reuters) – England are looking to win their second World Cup title at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament in Qatar. Here is what you..

London-based DAACI Ltd invents game-changing automated audio score generator

London-based DAACI Ltd invents game-changing automated audio score generator

  Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted DAACI its first US patent covering significant and fundame..

Engineering skills shortages intensify: Data reveals job applications tumbling

Engineering skills shortages intensify: Data reveals job applications tumbling

  Following a tumultuous period in the first half of the year which saw engineering vacancy numbers shift drastically month-on-mo..

How to avoid career suicide at the office Christmas party

How to avoid career suicide at the office Christmas party

  The office Christmas party is an annual tradition that many people look forward to. However, waking up the next day to realise..

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EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to reduce packaging waste thro..

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, brokerage data showed, outp..

Portugal’s Q3 growth accelerates with consumption but future not shining

Portugal’s Q3 growth accelerates with consumption but future not shining

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s economy expanded 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.1% in the previous qua..

FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission

FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The “questionable practices” at now collapsed crypto exchange FTX would not have been allow..

World stocks upbeat on hopes for China re-opening, inflation peaking

World stocks upbeat on hopes for China re-opening, inflation peaking

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -World equity markets rallied on Wednesday lifted by hopes that inflation is peaking and a re-ope..

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead: Reuters poll

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The global economy needs to find a more solid footing before most stock markets break out o..

Economic headwinds set to push oil below $100 in 2023: Reuters Poll

Economic headwinds set to push oil below $100 in 2023: Reuters Poll

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Brent oil prices will hold above the $100 level for the rest of 2022 as an impending EU ban on Russi..

Bank of England consults on remaining Basel bank capital rules

Bank of England consults on remaining Basel bank capital rules

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England confirmed on Wednesday that the rollout of remaining global bank capital rules would star..

Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says

Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland have made good progress towards an agreement with Turkey on the Nordic countries’..

Oil up on lower U.S. crude stocks and dollar, OPEC+ and China concerns limit gains

Oil up on lower U.S. crude stocks and dollar, OPEC+ and China concerns limit gains

By Laila Kearney and Trixie Sher Li Yap (Reuters) – Oil prices posted gains of more than 1% in Asian trade on Wednesday on falli..

Croatia, heading to enter euro zone, adopts first budget in euros

Croatia, heading to enter euro zone, adopts first budget in euros

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Croatia, which will enter the euro zone on Jan. 1, passed its first budget in euros on Tuesday, targeting a..

Dollar near one-week high as traders prepare for Powell, payrolls tests

Dollar near one-week high as traders prepare for Powell, payrolls tests

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar stuck close to a one-week high on Wednesday, holding on to gains from a thre..