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Investing.com — US stock futures were broadly muted on Wednesday ahead of a raft of fresh quarterly earnings reports, including numbers from electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) reports stronger-than-anticipated…

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Analysis-Poland leads NATO on defence spend – but can it afford it?

October 23, 2024

By Gergely Szakacs and Karol Badohal WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s NATO-leading surge in defence spending is raising budget concerns because it will bake in higher long-term expenditure on its military…

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Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead

October 23, 2024

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency…

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Russian industry warns central bank’s high rates hurt crucial new investment

October 23, 2024

By Anastasia Lyrchikova, Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – A growing chorus of Russian industrial companies and lobby groups are complaining of prohibitively high interest rates and warning…

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European firms exposed to China at most risk from Trump presidency, Norway fund official says

October 23, 2024

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -European companies that deal closely with China would be most negatively affected by a Republican victory at the upcoming U.S. election given Donald Trump has…

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Economy

ECB starting to debate if rates have to go below neutral, sources say

October 23, 2024

By Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers have begun to debate whether interest rates need to be lowered enough to start stimulating the economy, ending years of economic…

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Morning Bid: Election and Fed jitters grip markets

October 23, 2024

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The rising odds of a Trump presidency in a still-too-tight-to-call U.S. election and shifting expectations of…

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Economy

China think tank proposes $280 billion stock market stabilisation fund

October 23, 2024

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese policy think tank has called for Beijing to issue 2 trillion yuan ($280 billion) of special treasury bonds to set up a stock market stabilisation…

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Economy

Fed outlook pushes dollar to 2 1/2 month peak; yen under pressure

October 23, 2024

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered at a 2-1/2-month peak on Wednesday as investors adjusted bets toward a gradual reduction of interest rates while keeping an…

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Stocks stumble, dollar and gold rise as traders weigh US rates, election

October 23, 2024

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped to record high and the dollar was on the rise again on Wednesday, keeping the pressure on the yen and the…

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