Majority of British firms cautious on new investments in China – survey
BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - A majority of British companies are taking a "wait and see approach" on new investments...
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Global shares rise on hopes of US debt ceiling deal, gold eases
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2023....
US dollar skids as Fed’s Powell hints at June pause, debt talks stall
U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoDollar on pace for largest weekly...
ECB must continue inflation fight ‘with determination’, Schnabel says
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must continue its fight to tame inflation "with determination" because wages...
Investors see trouble ahead after Europe’s stellar first quarter
STOXX 600 earnings seen growing 7.3% in Q1- Refinitiv I/B/E/SEuropean stocks off highsNet profit margins seen declining in Q3 -...
Asian stocks inch up on US debt ceiling hopes, Nikkei hits 33-year high
SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday and the dollar hung near a two-month peak as increased...
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears
Weekly jobless claims drop 22,000 to 242,000Continuing claims decrease 8,000 to 1.799 millionMid-Atlantic manufacturing shrinks further in MayExisting home sales...
Sterling rally running out of legs on drab UK outlook
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Sterling was falling back towards a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday, as investors...
Why is the US dollar so strong again?
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - If investors agree on one thing this year, it's that the dollar is going to...
Dollar gains after US retail sales; debt ceiling in focus
A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoU.S. retail sales rise less...
