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German state inflation points to national uptick as Iran war heats up
BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Inflation rose to at least 2.5% in four German states in March, driven by energy price shocks from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, signalling that the national inflation rat...
Mar 30, 2026
Taiwan probes 11 Chinese firms for illegal poaching of tech talent
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, March 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Monday 11 Chinese firms are being investigated for alleged illegal poaching of semiconductor and other hightech talent, stepping up efforts t...
Mar 30, 2026
WTO suffers fresh blow as reform push hits a wall at Cameroon meeting
By Olivia Le Poidevin YAOUNDE, March 30 (Reuters) - World Trade Organization talks broke up on Monday with no agreement on a plan for reform or even on extending a moratorium on e-commerce, piling mor...
Mar 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley downgrades global equities; sees US as 'defensive' market amid Mideast conflict
March 30 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley downgraded global equities and upgraded cash and U.S. government bonds, as investors shun risk in favor of safe-haven assets due to mounting uncertainty stemming fr...
Mar 30, 2026
Heavy rain, floods kill 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan
By Sayed Hassib KABUL, March 30 (Reuters) - Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse killed 45 people and injured 74 in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the last five da...
Mar 30, 2026
India rupee recovery fades as corporates step in to exploit RBI-spurred dislocation
By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI, Mar 30 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee's recovery on Monday faltered, as corporates entered arbitrage trades between the onshore spot market and non-deliverable forwards opened up ...
Mar 30, 2026
Aluminium jumps as supply fears deepen on Iran's attacks on Middle East plants
March 30 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices rose sharply on Monday as market participants braced for a deeper supply shock after Iranian strikes over the weekend hit two of the biggest producers of the meta...
Mar 30, 2026
LME aluminium nears four year peak after Iran attacks on Gulf smelters
March 30 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange jumped 6% to close in on four-year highs on Monday after the Middle East's two largest producers of the metal sustained damage from I...
Mar 30, 2026
US consumers, importers take biggest hit from tariffs, ECB study finds
FRANKFURT, March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. consumers and importers take the vast majority of the financial hit from tariffs but trade volumes also suffer, resulting in a negative shock for exporters, too, a...
Mar 30, 2026
Indonesia to loan endangered Komodo dragons to Japan for breeding programme, ministry says
JAKARTA, March 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia will loan two Komodo dragons to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, where it is hoped the endangered reptiles will be able to breed, and will receive some red pandas a...
Mar 30, 2026
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