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Markets edgy as US debt ceiling talks near crunch time

Markets edgy as US debt ceiling talks near crunch time

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks and Wall Street futures struggled on Monday as U.S. debt ceiling negotiations approached crunch ..

Oil slips as U.S. debt caution offset supply concerns

Oil slips as U.S. debt caution offset supply concerns

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Monday as caution around the U.S. debt ceiling talks and concerns about demand recovery in ..

Energy costs for most British households to fall 18% from July -Cornwall Insight

Energy costs for most British households to fall 18% from July -Cornwall Insight

LONDON (Reuters) – Energy costs for most British households are expected to fall around 18% from July with regulator Ofgem poise..

ECB needs to keep interest rates ‘sustainably high’ to combat inflation – Lagarde

ECB needs to keep interest rates ‘sustainably high’ to combat inflation – Lagarde

MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep interest rates high to curb inflation in the medium term, its preside..

Oil rebounds on fading risk of U.S. debt default

Oil rebounds on fading risk of U.S. debt default

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rebounded on Friday from losses of more than 1% the previous day as investors turned cautiously optimisti..

Siemens Energy close to selling stake in Windar Renovables – source

Siemens Energy close to selling stake in Windar Renovables – source

(Reuters) – Siemens Energy is close to striking a deal to sell Siemens Gamesa’s 32% stake in Windar Renovables, a source c..

Stocks reach one-month high on U.S. debt ceiling hopes

Stocks reach one-month high on U.S. debt ceiling hopes

LONDON, SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global shares rose to a one-month high and the dollar trounced major currencies on Friday as markets refl..

UK’s Nationwide to pay 340 million pounds to customers after profit leap

UK’s Nationwide to pay 340 million pounds to customers after profit leap

LONDON (Reuters) -British lender Nationwide will pay its customers 340 million pounds ($429 million) through payments to their current..

Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ’s target, key gauge hits four-decade high

Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ’s target, key gauge hits four-decade high

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation stayed well above the central bank’s 2% target in April and a key index s..

Ripple buys crypto custody firm Metaco for $250 million

Ripple buys crypto custody firm Metaco for $250 million

(This May 17 story has been corrected to clarify that the token is called XRP, not Ripple, in paragraph 9) LONDON (Reuters) – U...