European Shares Close Down, Wall Street Falls On Earnings Anxiety

European Shares Close Down, Wall Street Falls On Earnings Anxiety

By Chris Prentice and Danilo Masoni WASHINGTON/MILAN (Reuters) -U.S. shares fell on Tuesday and European stocks extended losses for a third session as investors warily awaited U.S. tech earnings and worries over global growth lingered. China’s COVID-19 curbs and fears of aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve tightening continued to damp risk appetite and lifted the dollar…

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China Needs Open Capital Markets For Yuan To Be Global Currency, IMF's Gopinath Says

China Needs Open Capital Markets For Yuan To Be Global Currency, IMF’s Gopinath Says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If China wants its yuan to become a globally used currency, Beijing would need to have open capital markets and full currency convertibility, the International Monetary Fund’s No. 2 official said on Tuesday. IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, speaking about the global lender’s new institutional view on…

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Russian Deputy PM Hints At Struggles Facing Top Lender Sberbank

Russian Deputy PM Hints At Struggles Facing Top Lender Sberbank

(Reuters) – Russia’s top lender Sberbank is still trying to fund property developers in spite of “difficulties and losses” that the sanctioned bank is experiencing, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on Tuesday, the RIA news agency reported. Khusnullin gave the first insight into the strain that unprecedented sanctions against Moscow are putting on the…

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French Tyre Maker Michelin Beats First-quarter Sales Expectations

French Tyre Maker Michelin Beats First-quarter Sales Expectations

(Reuters) – French tyre maker Michelin on Tuesday confirmed its full-year outlook despite a “highly uncertain environment” after better than expected quarterly sales. The group, which makes tyres used in cars, aircraft, bicycles and industrial equipment, reiterated its full-year forecast of segment operating income above 3.2 billion euros($3.4 billion) at constant exchange rates and a…

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