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Dollar, bitcoin slow momentum as markets eye US inflation

Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The U.S. dollar held below a 6-1/2-month peak against major peers and bitcoin edged further off record highs on Wednesday as markets hit pause on so-called Trump trades ahead of key U.S. inflation data later in the day.

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China-Egypt jointly built economic zone hailed as model for Belt and Road cooperation

A worker works on the fiberglass production line at a factory of China’s fiberglass giant Jushi at China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Suez Province, Egypt, Nov. 6, 2024. Photographer Ahmed Gomaa By Xinhua News Agency The economic zone near Egypt’s vital Suez Canal built by China’s giant industrial developer TEDA is

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Oil prices fall as Hurricane Rafael expected to start weakening

An oil pump jack is seen in Artesia, New Mexico, U.S., April 6, 2023. Photographer Liz Hampton/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as the risk that a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico will significantly affect U.S. oil and gas output declined, while the market weighs how President-elect Donald Trump’s policies

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Dollar drops to two-week low as investors take profit on ‘Trump trades’

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar dipped on Monday as investors braced for wide-ranging implications for the global economy this week from the outcome of U.S. elections and a likely interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The euro jumped

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Oil rises as Middle East war rages and global supplies tighten

A tug boat pushes an oil barge through New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty in New York City, U.S., May 24, 2022. Photographer Brendan McDermid/ File Photo By Reuters Oil prices rose for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, as traders downplayed hopes of a Middle East ceasefire and focused on a tightening

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Oil prices regain ground after 7% weekly drop

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. Photogrpher Benoit Tessier/ File Photo By Reuters Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Monday, following a more than 7% drop last week on worries about demand in China, the world’s top oil importer, and an easing of concerns about

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China’s economy on steady course to realize 2024 targets

This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2024 shows the new energy vehicles production line of a smart factory of Seres Group in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Photographer Wang Quanchao) By Xinhua News Agency The Chinese economy gained a firm footing in the third quarter (Q3) of this year in the face of mounting challenges at

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UK’s Reeves does not rule out National Insurance rise for businesses

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves makes her keynote speech during the International Investment Summit in London, which brings together up to 300 industry leaders to boost investment in the UK. Picture date: Monday October 14, 2024. Photographer Jonathan Brady By Reuters British finance minister Rachel Reeves declined to rule out raising the national insurance

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Uganda signs deal with Turkish firm to build railway line

By CGTN The Ugandan government on Monday signed a contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi to build a 272-kilometre section of railway, linking the capital Kampala to the border town of Malaba. The line is part of a 1,700 kilometre electric line project and is estimated to cost about 3 billion U.S. dollars. The railway

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Norway’s Equinor remains committed to Tanzania LNG project

The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe’s largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. Photographer Lisi Niesner/File Photo By Reuters Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab remains committed to a $42 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Tanzania that

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