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By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – The European Union expects to close the trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur by the end of the year, the EU commissioner for…

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations, amid a positive economic growth outlook and steady inflation. At its…

WARSAW (Reuters) – Decarbonising Poland by 2050 would require investments worth about $450 billion, but could boost gross domestic product by an extra 4%, according to a World Bank report…

By Marcela Ayres and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is preparing measures to curb spending that would put health and education expenditures under a general cap that already…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a wild ride in markets with the dollar and Wall Street futures surging while…

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank is ready to stabilise the rupiah, including through intervention if there was excessive volatility, an official said on Wednesday after the currency weakened as…

(Reuters) – Traders trimmed bets Tuesday on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year, as early tallies for the U.S. presidential election rolled in through the evening.  Traders of futures…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s outbound shipments likely rose at a faster pace in October, buoyed by better weather and steep discounts even as manufacturers and other major exporters report a…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar rallied broadly on Wednesday and bitcoin jumped to an all-time high as investors returned to so-called “Trump trades” with initial results trickling…