Swedish government commission recommends easing mortgage repayment rules
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden should ease rules on mortgage borrowing and repayment which have made it harder for new buyers to g..
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UK house prices edge up in October, Nationwide says
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in Sept..
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Asia markets start big month on cautious footing as US jobs data looms
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian markets started what could be a momentous month warily, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yi..
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Volkswagen’s Traton reports higher sales in weak truck market
(Reuters) -Volkswagen’s truck unit Traton on Monday reported a 3% rise in nine-month revenue amid subdued demand for comm..
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Norway’s wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says
Norway’s wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is falling short on its own climate expectations by failing t..
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ECB cuts rates once more as euro zone economy sags
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time this yea..
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Wall St follows European shares higher after solid retail sales data
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks followed their European counterparts higher on Thursday as investors parsed an ..
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Dollar jumps as retail sales confirm strong US economy
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar jumped to an 11-week high on Thursday after data showed that U.S. retail sales..
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French bank Credit Agricole to buy 50% of GAC’s leasing unit
By Mathieu Rosemain and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -Credit Agricole is planning to buy a 50% stake in the leasing unit of ..
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Tech stocks hurt STOXX 600, ASML logs biggest one-day drop in 26 years
By Paolo Laudani, Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares posted their biggest one-day drop in over two w..
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