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NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - World stocks soared on Tuesday after U.S. inflation data came in cooler than forecast in October, fuelling investor bets that an era of interest rate rises is over and borrowing costs may even soon start to fall.Data showed U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October amid lower gasoline prices, while underlying inflation showed signs of slowing. Excluding volatile food and energy components, the CPI increased 0.2% amid higher costs for rental housing. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a 0.3% gain.By 12:02 p.m. ET...

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsCritical minerals law likely to enter force early 2024Deal increases ambitions on recyclingAluminium and synthetic graphite added to key mineralsBRUSSELS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Negotiators for EU governments and lawmakers reached a deal on Monday on targets for domestic supply of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel to reduce its reliance on third countries, principally China.The European Commission proposed the Critical Raw Materials Act in March, a centrepiece of EU strategy...

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to its highest level in over a year against the Japanese yen on Monday, continuing to draw support from a scaling back of expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year.Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said the government would keep monitoring the currency market and respond appropriately. The comments had little immediate impact on the yen, which is down...

ORLANDO, Florida, Nov 10 (Reuters) - For long-term investors, the famous 'tortoise and the hare' fable is a useful reminder that the stock, sector or country racing ahead today may not be the winner tomorrow.This has been true of the performance of Chinese stocks vis-à-vis Wall Street at nearly every juncture over the past 30 years, perhaps surprisingly, given China's surge to global economic and financial powerhouse status in that time.With economic, trade, and geopolitical relations between the two superpowers at their lowest ebb in decades, investors are more attuned...