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Russian rouble falls past 74 vs dollar with central bank meetings in focus
By Alexander Marrow and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble drifted lower on Wednesday, slipping past 74 versus the dollar for the first time in a week as investors focused on centra...
Dec 15, 2021
Harvard professor didn’t lie about China ties, lawyer says at U.S. trial
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for a Harvard University professor charged with concealing his ties to a China-run recruitment program accused U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday of "inventing s...
Dec 15, 2021
Deutsche Bank’s M&A business in Q4 extremely strong, executive says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's merger and acquisition advisory business in the United States has been "extremely strong" in the fourth quarter, a bank executive said on Wednesday, adding that h...
Dec 15, 2021
Bank of Canada says likely to cut rates to effective lower bound more often
By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will likely need to lower rates to their effective lower bound (ELB) more often in the future and will therefore have to use a...
Dec 15, 2021
Biden and Manchin at odds in Build Back Better negotiations – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's negotiations with moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin over a $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill have been going poorly with the two "far apar...
Dec 15, 2021
Santander to invest $6 billion in digital transformation in Latin America
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander will invest around $6 billion between 2022 and 2024 to promote digital transformation of its Latin American operations, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday. ...
Dec 15, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate backs $770 billion defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, sending the $770 billion bill to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature....
Dec 15, 2021
Court revives U.S. COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare in 26 states
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 26 states by partially lifting an injunction that a...
Dec 15, 2021
Ford Bronco SUV does not win ‘Top Safety Pick’ – group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said Ford Motor Co's new 2021 Bronco four-door SUV did not qualify for its "Top Safety Pick" because of issues with its head re...
Dec 15, 2021
IMF warns of interest rate risks as global debt hits $226 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global debt surged to $226 trillion last year, its biggest one-year jump since World War Two, and will be put at risk if global interest rates rise faster than expected and grow...
Dec 15, 2021
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