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Country Garden: Debt-laden China property giant in record loss

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Debt ceiling: Janet Yellen warns US could run out of cash by 1 June

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ExxonMobil reports record first-quarter profits of $11.4bn

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Sri Lanka: $3bn IMF bailout for struggling economy

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Kwasi Kwarteng U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate

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UK economy shrinks as outlook on recession darkens

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Budget 2021: Sunak promises new post-Covid economy

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UK economy suffered record annual slump in 2020

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U.S. pulled out of talks on digital services taxes - Lighthizer

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Chile to see "very significant drop" in economy in May - finance minister

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Worst might be over for UK hiring slump - survey

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UPDATE 1-Bank of Israel leaves rates unchanged, sees less economic damage in 2020

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Australia shares fall on U.S.-China tensions; set for 4th straight weekly gain

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UPDATE 2-Fed debates longer-term crisis-fighting plan, minutes show

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Norway well placed to handle economic fallout from pandemic -c.bank chief

The Norwegian economy is well positioned to weather the sharp downturn caused (...)

UPDATE 1-Norway well placed to handle economic fallout from pandemic -c.bank chief

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UPDATE 1-Bank of England not ruling out negative rates in future: Tenreyro

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UPDATE 1-Bank of England, facing COVID slump, revives negative rates talk

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More than 8% of U.S. mortgages now in forbearance -MBA weekly survey

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Bank of England not ruling out negative rates in future - Tenreyro

Bank of England official Silvana Tenreyro on Monday talked up the benefits (...)

Bank of England, facing COVID slump, revives negative rates talk

A chorus of comments from top officials at the Bank of England about negative (...)

U.S. consumer sentiment edges up in May but worries about social isolation grow

U.S. consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly in early May after a record plunge (...)

Can robotaxis ease public transport fears in China?

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 mln to help develop robotaxis

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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Lloyds Banking Group scrapes profit after $1.75 bln COVID-19 provision

Lloyds Banking Group saw its pretax profit all but wiped out in the first (...)

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One in three UK households expects to need state help to weather coronavirus - survey

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Germany may rein in coronavirus debt if economy improves - finance minister

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UPDATE 2-Airbnb secures $1 bln investment from Silver Lake, Sixth Street

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Britons most pessimistic about economy since 2008 - Ipsos MORI

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US bond fund outflows set weekly record - Lipper

U.S.-based taxable bond funds shed $55.9 billion in the week to Wednesday, (...)

Swiss ready virus aid package worth 40-100 bln Swiss francs - Tages-Anzeiger

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US Treasury yields tumble after aggressive Fed action

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday but remained above recent multi-year lows, (...)

UPDATE 5-BOJ joins peers to fight coronavirus fallout, ramps up risky asset buying

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RPT-US Treasury yields tumble after aggressive Fed action

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday but remained above recent multi-year lows, (...)

UPDATE 1-U.S. Treasury yields fall after aggressive Fed action, but off lows

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Budget 2020: Chancellor pumps billions into economy to combat coronavirus

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U.S. officials talk down coronavirus market panic, tout economic strength

Trump administration officials on Sunday tried to calm market panic that the coronavirus (...)

MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses dive as coronavirus worries deepen

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Man Group full-year profits up as market gains offset net outflows

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Jupiter full-year profits hit by outflows, cancels special dividend

British asset manager Jupiter Fund Management said full-year pretax profits (...)

Hong Kong stocks close higher as Beijing signals more support for economy

Hong Kong stocks reversed earlier losses to end higher on Thursday, after (...)

Markets underprice coronavirus risk - UBS chairman on Bloomberg TV

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Sinn Fein surge puts Irish economy in the spotlight

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Qantas warns coronavirus impact of as much as $99m

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Coronavirus impact on euro zone economy to be temporary - Centeno

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China and HK stocks climb as Beijing steps up support for virus-hit economy

China stocks rallied on Monday, led by start-up companies which surged to (...)

RBS profits beat expectations, to rebrand as NatWest

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UPDATE 2-South Africa must fix its public finances, Ramaphosa says

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Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak

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WRAPUP 9-China seeks to boost economy as first virus death reported outside its borders

The first death from the coronavirus outside of China was reported on Sunday (...)

UPDATE 2-South African Airways cancels flights in fight for survival

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UPDATE 1-Board member overseeing Wirecard audit elected chairman

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ECB rate rise in 2021? Markets starting to think about it

Money markets are starting to price higher interest rates for the euro zone (...)

GRAPHIC-ECB rate rise in 2021? Markets starting to think about it

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UPDATE 2-PIMCO says signs point to stronger global economy in 2020

Recession risks have diminished in recent months, and the current window of (...)

UPDATE 3-Mexico hedges oil output for 2020 as risks grow

Mexico has completed its annual oil hedging program for 2020 at $49 a barrel, (...)

UPDATE 4-Argentina creates external debt unit, economy bill moves to Senate

Argentina appointed a government team to kick off talks with creditors to (...)

General election 2019: What to look out for on the economy

BBC Business Editor Faisal Islam looks at the economic issues at stake in (...)

UPDATE 2-Metro Bank CEO Donaldson follows chairman out of door

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UPDATE 1-U.S. companies say consumer still strong even as broader outlook dims

Walmart became the latest company to point to a strong U.S. consumer, adding (...)

The race to build a flying electric taxi

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Asia stocks drop as slowdown fears rattle investors

Stock markets in Asia joined a global sell-off on renewed worries about trade (...)

Lebanese PM talks to Saudi minister about support for economy

Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri spoke to the Saudi finance minister on Saturday (...)

UPDATE 1-Lebanese PM talks to Saudi minister about support for economy

Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri spoke to the Saudi finance minister on Saturday (...)

Column: Hedge funds sell oil as global economy deteriorates

Hedge funds are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for oil prices (...)

Central bankers face political shocks, and hope to avoid the worst

Global central bank chiefs know their job is to keep the economy out of the (...)

UPDATE 2-India rolls back tax hike on investors; outlines steps to boost sentiment

* India exempts foreign, domestic investors from increased tax

UPDATE 4-General Electric fortifies defense against charges of bogus accounting

General Electric Co reinforced its defense of its accounting practices on (...)

UPDATE 1-Steinhoff looks to sell off assets after $7 billion accounting fraud

Scandal-hit South African retailer Steinhoff said on Tuesday its only hope (...)

Burford Capital considers share buyback after Muddy Waters short attack

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Muddy Waters wipes £2 billion off Burford Capital shares in latest short attack

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Eurozone prepares for interest rate cut as growth slows

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Sports Direct regrets House of Fraser rescue

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RPT-COLUMN-Equity prices and stories about the economy: Kemp

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COLUMN-Hedge funds sell crude as economy fears trump OPEC cuts: Kemp

Hedge funds sold more Brent futures and options last week as concerns about (...)

Irish consumer sentiment inches higher in June

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Column: Funds sell oil as economic fears trump supply threats

Hedge funds continued to liquidate some of their bullish position in oil last (...)

UK households fret more about their finances - survey

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More than one BoE rate rise likely over next three years - Carney

The Bank of England is likely to carry out further interest rate increases (...)

YOUR MONEY-Meditate to the tax finish line

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Not just Brexit - EU frets next crisis may come from money managers, clearing

While Brexit and trade disputes dominate financial headlines, European Union (...)

People spend £69 on average on a UK night out, says report

Average spend reaches £69 as people stay out for longer, says a report into (...)

Britons turn more cautious about big spending as Brexit nears - IHS Markit

British households were the most downbeat about their finances in over a year (...)

Schroders profit falls on outflows, restructuring

Schroders posted a 15 percent fall in full-year pretax profit after restructuring (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Eke out small gains as global growth concerns return

Southeast Asian stocks edged higher in thin trading on Thursday as investors (...)

Bank of England sees weakest UK outlook since 2009 on Brexit, global slowdown

The Bank of England said Britain faces its weakest economic growth in a decade (...)

COLUMN-Recessions? Never consensus, always hiding in plain sight - McGeever

Fears that the U.S. economy is about to slip into recession have receded quite (...)

Global funds raise cash holdings to 20-month high as caution mounts

Concerned about the health of the global economy, international investors (...)

COLUMN-Risks for world economy, markets if U.S. yields hold above 3 pct: McGeever

The outlook for U.S. interest rates has shifted, as investors bet that recent (...)

UK house prices rise at slowest pace in over five years - Nationwide

British house prices rose at their slowest pace in more than five years in (...)

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Goldman Sachs announces a change in strategy

IT IS not easy to feel pity for Goldman Sachs. Its alumni lord it in pivotal (...)

The Fed prepares for its balance-sheet—and its board—to shrink

NINE years ago, in the autumn of 2008, the Federal Reserve was fighting a (...)

Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career?

EVEN her enemies admire the bloody-mindedness of Margrethe Vestager, the European (...)

A legal vulnerability at the heart of China’s big internet firms

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Capacity cuts in China fuel a commodity rally and a debate

STEEL ran in Zhang Cheng’s family for three generations. His grandfather (...)

Exchange-rate shifts have helped the global economy

STICKLERS for value have plenty of reasons to frown at financial markets. (...)

RPT-Foreigners dump Japan stocks as N.Korea, yen take gloss off bright economic news

TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Foreign investors are ditching Japanese stocks, (...)

On NAFTA, Donald Trump’s most dangerous opponents are at home

EVER game for a fight, President Donald Trump is picking one again with Canada (...)

UPDATE 4-Trump touts tax reform, tells Congress to deliver

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump turned his (...)

The gap between India’s richer and poorer states is widening

COUNTRIES find it easier to get rich once their neighbours already are. East (...)

Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs

LONDON (Reuters) - Lending to British consumers expanded at the weakest pace (...)

The “free” economy comes at a cost

FACEBOOK, whose users visit for an average of 50 minutes a day, promises members: (...)

Does ageing explain America’s disappointing wage growth?

WHEN America’s unemployment was last as low as it has been recently, in (...)

UPDATE 1-Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs

* Consumer credit growth weakest since April 2016 - BoE * European Commission (...)

Trump hits road to tout tax reform as helping workers

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will turn his signature (...)

Australia Q2 construction spending booms, in boost to economy

SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australian construction spending boasted its biggest (...)

Recruiter InterQuest warns on fees as Brexit hits financial services unit

Aug 29 (Reuters) - British technology-focused recruiter InterQuest Group said (...)

Samsung’s boss is sentenced to prison

SAMSUNG’S founding family, the Lees, have good reason to dislike room 417 (...)

Sri Lanka likely to miss 2017 revenue goal on tax proposal delay

COLOMBO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is likely to miss its revenue target (...)

Employers worry about state of UK economy

Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey finds employer confidence (...)

Sri Lankan shares snap five days of falls on bargain-hunting

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SE Asia Stocks-Philippines up on strong growth data; others subdued

By Urvashi Goenka Aug 17 (Reuters) - Philippine shares ended higher on Thursday (...)

SE Asia Stocks-Singapore hits 1-month low as financials drag

By Urvashi Goenka Aug 16 (Reuters) - Singapore shares hit a one-month (...)

The hubris of ten-year budgets

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How crisis-hit economies become investment darlings

NAWAZ SHARIF is the ex-prime minister of Pakistan again. His third stint in (...)

Hot and cold: Euro zone grows but inflation slows

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Data in the coming week should confirm the euro zone (...)

BT takes £225m hit over Italy accounting scandal

Payouts to Orange and Deutsche Telekom hit profits at the telecoms group. (...)

America’s uncompetitive markets harm its economy

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An overhaul of Brazilian labour law should spur job creation

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India raises tax on cigarettes

NEW DELHI, July 17 (Reuters) - India has raised the total tax on cigarettes (...)

Carillion picks accountants EY to help with strategic review

July 17 (Reuters) - Carillion has appointed accounting firm EY to support (...)

UPDATE 1-Carillion picks accountants EY to help with strategic review

July 17 (Reuters) - Carillion has appointed accounting firm EY to support (...)

The United States of debt

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Climate change and inequality

ON JULY 12, the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica disgorged a chunk of ice (...)

BoE says banks plan to cut back lending to consumers on worries about economy

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SE Asia Stocks-Most up on cautious Fed; Philippines gives up gains

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UK manufacturing output falls and trade deficit widens

Disappointing manufacturing, trade and construction data indicate the economy (...)

UK economic data weakens, casting doubt on BoE rate hike talk

LONDON (Reuters) - Output by British factories unexpectedly fell in May, suggesting (...)

Australia state opposition lawmakers say they will block bank tax

SYDNEY, July 3 (Reuters) - The parliamentary opposition of the state of South (...)

UPDATE 1-Australia state opposition lawmakers say they will block bank tax

SYDNEY, July 3 (Reuters) - The parliamentary opposition of the state of South (...)

India GST: Sweeping tax reform introduced

The overhaul existing laws was carried out at a special midnight session of (...)

UPDATE 4-South Africa says may need seek outside help to get economy going

* ANC policy meeting to lay ground for Zuma succession (Adds Zuma no-confidence (...)

Pakistan’s old economic vulnerabilities persist

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Haldane: UK pay has flatlined

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How to Trump-proof your company

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The complicated failure of two Italian lenders

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Britain to crack down on militant, criminal financing

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Why the falling oil price isn’t hurting markets

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Why falling oil isn't hurting markets

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The Federal Reserve risks truncating a recovery with room to run

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UPDATE 2- Call to change South African central bank mandate dubbed "very serious risk"

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What history says about inequality and technology

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The Treasury publishes proposals to cut red tape

TEN days after he became America’s 45th president in January, Donald Trump (...)

Getting the most out of business taxes

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Bangladesh worries about falling remittances

IT IS a mystery. Last year Bangladesh’s army of migrant workers abroad increased (...)

President Trump wants to privatise air-traffic control

IN JUNE 1956 a TWA Constellation collided with a United Air Lines DC-7 over (...)

Why government-bond yields have been falling again

EVERY year it seems that analysts and investors play a ritual game. They begin (...)

Banco Popular fails and is bought by Santander

EVEN a bank failure can be presented as a triumph. This week Banco Popular, (...)

J.P. Morgan scales back U.S. tax cut forecast, pushes out timing

NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan analysts on Thursday scaled back (...)

In Donald Trump’s America, the left rethinks its economics

DEMOCRATS thought they knew the boundaries of acceptable economic discourse. (...)

Taiwan’s economy has defied the pessimists

Tsai takes the flakTAIWAN’S president, Tsai Ing-wen, has had a tough first (...)

Global monetary policy is not tightening as expected

AT ITS outset, 2017 seemed likely to mark a turning-point for global monetary (...)

Sweden’s economy is thriving, so why is monetary policy so loose?

ON A recent balmy day, people thronged the parks and promenades of central (...)

A Turkish maker of white goods is looking outwards

FORGIVE a maker of washing machines a fondness for spin. Hakan Bulgurlu, who (...)

Eastern Bank: a 199-year-old lender becomes a tech pioneer

LIKE other local bankers, Bob Rivers is counting the cost of red tape. At (...)

An inglorious return to Austin for Uber and Lyft

UBER and Lyft will make their triumphant return to Austin on Monday. Whether (...)

UK consumers downbeat on finances as inflation bites

LONDON (Reuters) - The rise in inflation in Britain after the Brexit vote (...)

Paradise in the Med

Malta has tried to shake off claims it is the "Panama of the EU" - but the (...)

How becoming a Hong Kong pensioner can save you tax

Not dodging but shufflingTHE global war on tax evasion rumbles on. What began (...)

To forecast share returns, count buy-backs as well as dividends

WHAT is the point of buying shares? Ultimately investors must hope that the (...)

What the German economic model can teach Emmanuel Macron

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Donald Trump’s budget ignores what is ailing American workers

PRESIDENTIAL budget requests are worth exactly nothing. They carry no force (...)

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Reality Check: What do manifestos say about productivity?

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RPT-With new sheriff in town, S.Korea big businesses duck for cover

SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial (...)

With new sheriff in town, S.Korea big businesses duck for cover

SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial (...)

Greece adopts more austerity measures in bailout bid

More pension cuts and tax rises are agreed as thousands protest in central (...)

Insurers get a new global accounting regime

LISTED firms in over 120 countries, including all large economies bar America, (...)

GLOBAL MARKETS-S&P on track for worst day since Sept on Trump concern

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Large hedge funds moved out of financial stocks in first quarter

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Several big-name hedge fund investors trimmed (...)

Africa’s informal economy is receding faster than Latin America’s

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UPDATE 1-Ex-SEC accountant settles charges over illegal options trades

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Macron to take time reforming economy in divided France

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - After a decade of slow growth, rising unemployment (...)

UK house price growth remains at near four-year low - Halifax

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General election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners

VAT and employee national insurance rises are ruled out but those on over (...)

Investors are both bullish and skittish about share prices

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Euro-area GDP growth outpaces America’s

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America’s Treasury ponders issuing 40-, 50- or 100-year bonds

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Puerto Rico declares bankruptcy at last

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Steven Mnuchin gets started on tax reform but there is more to do

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The markets are uninspired by the Trump tax plan

REMEMBER why the "Trump bump" began, all the way back in November? The rationale (...)

May refuses to rule out personal tax hikes after election

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The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth

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