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Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in three months

Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in three months

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs..

Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April

Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April

Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April By Karen Brettell NE..

Stocks jump, yields fall on hopes U.S. labor tightness ebbing

Stocks jump, yields fall on hopes U.S. labor tightness ebbing

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street followed global shares higher on Friday after..

Analysis-Traders prep for another round of yen whack-a-mole

Analysis-Traders prep for another round of yen whack-a-mole

LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s attempts to shore up its currency are putting..

Oil edges back towards 7-week low after resilient US jobs data

Oil edges back towards 7-week low after resilient US jobs data

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil edged back towards the previous day’s seven-week low on ..

Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it

Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it

ATHENS (Reuters) – When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on th..

Euro zone factory activity takes turn for the worse in April, PMI survey shows

Euro zone factory activity takes turn for the worse in April, PMI survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in manufacturing activity across the euro zone deepen..

Sterling gives back some Fed-inspired gains, eyes on local elections

Sterling gives back some Fed-inspired gains, eyes on local elections

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped against the dollar, having risen ..

UK set for weak growth and highest inflation in G7, OECD says

UK set for weak growth and highest inflation in G7, OECD says

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will suffer some of the lowest rates of eco..

European shares struggle for direction in earnings tide, Fed decision

European shares struggle for direction in earnings tide, Fed decision

(Reuters) -European shares flitted in a tight range on Thursday, after falling to a ..