ECB’s Villeroy: upcoming rate hikes will be marginal
PARIS (Reuters) – Upcoming interest rate hikes will be marginal, said European Central Bank (ECB) member and Bank of France…
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Modestly; Layoffs Increase In May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased modestly last week, suggesting the labor…
Canada’s slowing home building is bad news for buyers and Trudeau
By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s residential construction activity has slowed in recent months due to…
OPEC+ unlikely to deepen oil supply cuts at June 4 meeting, sources say
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC and its allies are unlikely to deepen supply cuts at…
U.S. private payrolls beat expectations in May-ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in May, suggesting that the labor market was slowing only…
Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivals
By Roman Churikov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent…
Nvidia runaway winner in market cap addition in May
(Reuters) – Nvidia Corp’s market capitalisation jumped the most in May among the top 20 global companies by market value,…
Investors relieved after US House votes to suspend debt ceiling; focus turns to Senate
By Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) – Investors gave a muted welcome to the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill that…
Former Australian SAS veteran loses defamation case over reports of Afghan execution
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -One of Australia’s most decorated soldiers lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused…
SNB defends raising rates, says not to blame for Credit Suisse failure
(This May 31 story has been corrected to clarify that Jordan’s comment referred to another bank and not Credit Suisse,…