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French markets wake up to Le Pen election risk
By Julien Ponthus and Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French financial markets abruptly acknowledged on Tuesday the risk of far-right Marine Le Pen winning the French presidential elections a...
Apr 05, 2022
Bulgaria cuts 2022 growth forecast to 2.6% from 4.8% amid war
SOFIA (Reuters) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions against Russia are likely to put the brakes on Bulgaria's economic growth this year and keep annual inflation in double digits, the fina...
Apr 05, 2022
High commodity prices, comparative calm keeping investors interested in Latam M&A
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Latin American bankers expect investors to overlook political worries in the region this year and keep investing in local companies, buoyed by strong commoditi...
Apr 05, 2022
EU to propose sweeping new sanctions against Russia worth billions of euros – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is to propose on Tuesday to EU nations sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of coal, rubber, chemicals and other products from...
Apr 05, 2022
Sanctioned Russian bank VTB pays FX bond coupons in roubles
(Reuters) - Sanctioned Russian lender VTB made coupon payouts in roubles to holders of its subordinated bonds denominated in U.S. dollars and euros, the National Settlement Depository said on Tuesday....
Apr 05, 2022
Razor’s edge: Canada’s Liberals eye more spending as inflation burns
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberals find themselves in a bind ahead of this week's budget: the economy has recovered from the pandemic, yet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged b...
Apr 05, 2022
Analysis-Tesla’s Musk may add to SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake
By Hyunjoo Jin and Chris Prentice SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Did Elon Musk break securities laws again? Former securities officials and professors said Musk may have missed a key disclosure de...
Apr 05, 2022
Factbox-How U.S. banks are dipping their toes in the crypto water
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Last week, a top U.S. banking regulator warned of growing risks as banks start to capitalize on the popularity of cryptocurrencies to offer related services to clients. Here...
Apr 05, 2022
North Carolina U.S. Senate primary a test of Trump’s power over Republican voters
By David Morgan (Reuters) - When Donald Trump holds his next rally in North Carolina on Saturday, he'll be trying to boost his handpicked favorite for the U.S. Senate, Representative Ted Budd, in a ti...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. conservative conference with Hungary’s hardline leader reflects Republican divide
By Peter Eisler, Alexandra Ulmer, Anita Komuves and Andrew R.C. Marshall (Reuters) - America's most prominent conservative gathering, founded on ideals of personal liberty and limited government, conv...
Apr 05, 2022
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