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Food-loving French tighten belts as supermarket prices soar
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - France prides itself on taking its food seriously, but many consumers are now tightening their belts or skimping on quality, hit by a record inflation rate that threa...
May 31, 2023
Brazil’s economy likely surged back in Q1 powered by record crops: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's economy likely surged back to growth in the first quarter of the year, powered by record-breaking crops and solid crude oil output that more than off...
May 31, 2023
German family-owned Schmid Group aims for SPAC listing on NYSE
By Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Schmid Group, a technology firm specialising in electronics, said on Wednesday it plans to list in New York via a special purpose acquisition comp...
May 31, 2023
Canada to set up cyber security certification for defence contractors – minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will work with the United States to draft a cyber security certification framework for defence contractors that will be identical for both countries as incidents of malicious ...
May 31, 2023
Fed’s Bowman says housing market rebound could impact inflation fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An apparent rebound in the residential housing market could impact the Federal Reserve's inflation fight, with home prices "leveling out" even as the U.S. central bank awaits th...
May 31, 2023
Germany home prices to fall modestly this year and next: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - Home prices in Germany are forecast to correct modestly this year and decline a bit more in 2024 as a series of interest rate rises further cools hot demand for...
May 31, 2023
AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Lightmatter, a Boston-based startup using light for AI computing, said on Wednesday it raised $154 million and tripled its valuation as customers in ...
May 31, 2023
Australia looks to rest of world even as China trade ties heal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will encourage businesses diversify their trade into new and emerging markets, Trade Minister Don Farrell will say in a speech on Thursday, even as ties h...
May 31, 2023
Canada’s economy up 3.1% in Q1, April GDP likely up 0.2%
May 31 (Reuters) - Canada's economy was up 3.1% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, beating analysts' expectations, as favorable international trade and growth in household spending was moder...
May 31, 2023
Global palladium market to swing to surplus in 2024 – Nornickel
(Reuters) - Russia's Nornickel expects the global palladium market to swing to a surplus of 300,000 troy ounces in 2024 from a deficit of 200,000 ounces in 2023 due to recycling outpacing demand recov...
May 31, 2023
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