BoJ to leave rates unchanged at next meeting – Citi
Investing.com – The Bank of Japan meets next week, and Citigroup expects the central bank to leave policies unchanged given external uncertainties. “We share the widely held view that policy…
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Barclays wins bid to slash UK investors’ $727 million ‘dark pool’ lawsuit
LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays on Friday won its bid to more than halve a shareholders’ lawsuit worth up to 560 million pounds ($727 million) at London’s High Court for allegedly misleading…
Take Five: Ready for an action-packed week?
LONDON (Reuters) – Traders will have their work cut out keeping up with Japan’s snap election, U.S. jobs data, a UK budget, euro zone growth numbers and a slew of…
Debt not on agenda of China’s top legislative body November meeting
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top legislative body will meet from Nov. 4-8, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, with no mention on the agenda of highly…
Italy business morale sinks, casting shadow over growth prospects
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italian business and consumer confidence both dropped unexpectedly in October, data showed on Friday, with a multi-year low in sentiment among companies casting a…
Lending, sentiment data bolster euro zone recovery narrative
(Reuters) -Euro zone bank lending rebounded more in September, and German business sentiment has improved more than expected this month, bolstering the view that the euro zone economy has bottomed…
NatWest raises income outlook as lending growth drives profits higher
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – NatWest reported a 26% rise in third-quarter profit and raised its income forecast for 2024, as it grew lending and deposits while sustaining margins…
EU, China agree to more talks on potential alternatives to EV tariffs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and China have agreed to hold further technical negotiations soon on possible alternatives to tariffs on China-built electric vehicles, although significant gaps remain, the European…
Earnings ahead, Tapestry-Capri deal blocked – what’s moving markets
Investing.com — US stock futures were muted on Friday as investors assessed a string of corporate earnings and looked ahead to more quarterly results. A US judge blocks a multi-billion dollar…
Spurred by shared grievances, BRICS gathers pace
(This Oct. 24 story has been refiled to fix a typo in reporting credits and to replace the quote that was wrongly attributed to Shi Yinhong in paragraph 20) By…