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Shares lose momentum as doubts cloud interest rate optimism

FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWall Street edges higher as Euro STOXX 600 falls 0.06%Dollar gains as appetite for riskier currencies diminishesTreasury yields slip as investors weigh Fed commentaryAussie drops 1.2% on 'dovish hike' from RBANEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - World share markets lost momentum on Tuesday as investor optimism that interest rates have peaked and the Federal Reserve will soon begin cutting them faded, while the dollar made gains...
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Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Hezbollah says response will be 'firm and strong' after strike kills 3 children in LebanonBlinken says Palestinian Authority should have central role in future of GazaPalestinian telecommunications company Paltel says communications, internet service cut again across GazaGAZA/RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday rebuffed growing international pressure for a ceasefire and said its forces had encircled Gaza City as the top U.S. diplomat scrambled to contain a crisis that threatened to cause further escalation in neighbouring Lebanon.Gaza was under "unprecedented bombardment" from Israel on Sunday, Palestinian news agency...
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World Bank poised to host climate loss and damage fund, despite concerns

Local resident Tarusila Boseiwaqa walks along a sea wall that no longer protects homes from the intrusion of water at higher tides, as a rainbow forms over Serua Village, Fiji, July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 4 - Countries moved a step closer on Saturday to getting a fund off the ground to help poor states damaged by climate disasters, despite reservations from developing nations and the United States.The deal to create a "loss and damage" fund was hailed as a breakthrough for developing country negotiators at...
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