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PIMCO cut big position in Russia CDS by adding bonds in Q2

PIMCO cut big position in Russia CDS by adding bonds in Q2

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – PIMCO’s largest investment fund bought Russia government international bonds and ..

Toyota’s July global vehicle output drops again, puts annual target in doubt

Toyota’s July global vehicle output drops again, puts annual target in doubt

(Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday its July global vehicle production had fallen 8.6% year-on-year, missing its target for t..

Rate fever propels dollar, wallops stocks and bonds

Rate fever propels dollar, wallops stocks and bonds

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks slumped on Monday as the growing risk of more aggr..

EEX markets to remain open as power prices soar – statement

EEX markets to remain open as power prices soar – statement

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange said on Monday the bourse would remain open in its transparent price-setting ..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Ukraine announced the start of a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south seized by Russian f..

Traders ramp up bets on 75 basis-point ECB Sept hike, bond yields jump

Traders ramp up bets on 75 basis-point ECB Sept hike, bond yields jump

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Euro zone money markets moved on Monday to price in a two-thirds chance of a large 75 basis-point European..

Oil rises on prospect of OPEC+ supply cut

Oil rises on prospect of OPEC+ supply cut

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose more than 1% on Monday, extending last week’s gain, as potential OPEC+ output cuts and..

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economie..

ECB should raise rates at steady pace, chief economist says

ECB should raise rates at steady pace, chief economist says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should raise interest rates at a “steady pace” until the end of its hiking ..

Russian rouble firms towards 60 vs dollar, stocks up

Russian rouble firms towards 60 vs dollar, stocks up

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble firmed towards 60 against the dollar on Monday, supported by the last month-end tax payments that boost d..

Pain of breaking inflation will reverberate around the globe

Pain of breaking inflation will reverberate around the globe

By Balazs Koranyi and Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) -The message from the world’s top finance chiefs is loud and..

Russia sharply scales back Far East war games with China

Russia sharply scales back Far East war games with China

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russian military exercises in the Far East this week will take place on a far smaller scale..

Dutch wind farm blows away opposition as ‘new millers’ get a stake

Dutch wind farm blows away opposition as ‘new millers’ get a stake

By Esther Verkaik ZEEWOLDE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Authorities in the Dutch city of Zeewolde have opened one of the countryR..

Belgium supports energy price caps, suspending trading in EU power crunch

Belgium supports energy price caps, suspending trading in EU power crunch

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has backed introducing price caps for European Union’s gas and electricity hubs, as well as s..

Elon Musk: focused on getting self-driving Teslas in wide release by year-end

Elon Musk: focused on getting self-driving Teslas in wide release by year-end

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Nora Buli STAVANGER, Norway (Reuters) -Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Monday he aimed to get the electric auto..

Oil trio’s Northern Lights in Yara CO2 emissions storage deal

Oil trio’s Northern Lights in Yara CO2 emissions storage deal

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Nora Buli STAVANGER, Norway (Reuters) -Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its..

Swiss watchmakers remain upbeat ahead of Geneva gathering

Swiss watchmakers remain upbeat ahead of Geneva gathering

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss watchmakers are not seeing signs so far that geopolitical tensions and recession fe..

Sony to buy mobile game developer in push beyond consoles

Sony to buy mobile game developer in push beyond consoles

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Group Corp on Monday said it will acquire Helsinki and Berlin-based mobile games business S..

Finnair partners with Qatar Airways in search of new routes

Finnair partners with Qatar Airways in search of new routes

  (Reuters) – Finnair will establish a strategic partnership with Qatar Airways to open up new routes from Nordic capitals ..

IKEA stores owner buys 49% stake in Swedish wind power projects

IKEA stores owner buys 49% stake in Swedish wind power projects

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, on Monday said it has agreed to buy a 49% stake in t..

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Oil rises on prospect of OPEC supply cut, demand growth

Oil rises on prospect of OPEC supply cut, demand growth

By Sonali Paul and Mohi Narayan (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 1% on Monday, as expectations that OPEC would cut output if needed to support prices, coupl..

NASA’s next-generation megarocket set for debut test launch to moon

NASA’s next-generation megarocket set for debut test launch to moon

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA’s colossal next-generation rocketship was set for ..

Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards

Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards

Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Actor Johnny Depp, who is t..

China July industrial profits down as COVID curbs, heatwaves hit

China July industrial profits down as COVID curbs, heatwaves hit

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Profits at China’s industrial firms sank in July, reversing previous gains as fresh COVID-19 curbs dragged d..

Analysis-Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis

Analysis-Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Canan Sevgili LONDON (Reuters) – No more ironing, limited oven use and showering at work – Eu..

Investors eye lower Wall Street on Powell nerves

Investors eye lower Wall Street on Powell nerves

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were indicating a lower open on Wall Street on Friday while world stocks w..

Prince Harry hopes Diana death anniversary will be ‘filled with memories’

Prince Harry hopes Diana death anniversary will be ‘filled with memories’

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said he wished his children could have met his mother Princess Diana and hoped t..

Dollar dips ahead of Powell speech

Dollar dips ahead of Powell speech

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against other major currencies on Friday, ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Cha..

Hungary cenbank seen hiking 100 bps to 11.75% next week as inflation surges

Hungary cenbank seen hiking 100 bps to 11.75% next week as inflation surges

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank is expected to raise its base interest rate by 100 basis poi..

Funds from electricity levy could help German households, says renewables association

Funds from electricity levy could help German households, says renewables association

BERLIN – A multi-billion-euro account fed by a now-suspended surcharge on electricity prices could be used to provide German hou..

Global equity funds see large outflows on slowdown worries

Global equity funds see large outflows on slowdown worries

(Reuters) – Global equity funds witnessed their biggest weekly capital withdrawals in five weeks in the week to Aug. 24 on conce..

Heavy Norwegian gas maintenance adds to energy price pressure

Heavy Norwegian gas maintenance adds to energy price pressure

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway, which has overtaken Russia as the biggest gas supplier to Europe in the wake of the war in..

European stocks slip on dour German sentiment survey ahead of Powell speech

European stocks slip on dour German sentiment survey ahead of Powell speech

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday as investors fretted over downbeat German consumer sentiment data due to..

Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay

Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay

LONDON (Reuters) – More than 115,000 workers at Britain’s Royal Mail began the first of four days of strike action on Frid..

Factbox-How far are UK energy bills set to rise and what help are consumers getting?

Factbox-How far are UK energy bills set to rise and what help are consumers getting?

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem said on Friday the cap on domestic energy prices would rise to 3,549 p..

FTSE 100 extends gains, Micro Focus soars on buyout deal

FTSE 100 extends gains, Micro Focus soars on buyout deal

By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip index rose for a second straight day on Friday on gains in comm..

Russian rouble opens flat, sticks to 60-mark against U.S. dollar

Russian rouble opens flat, sticks to 60-mark against U.S. dollar

(Reuters) – The Russian rouble opened flat in trading on Friday as month-end tax payments by exporters helped keep the currency ..