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The EU Commits 200 Million Euros to Greenland and Proposes 530 Million More
The European Commission announced a 200 million euro investment package for Greenland in Nuuk on Monday, to be spent this year and…
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Apple’s 2,000 Dollar Foldable Meets a 94 Percent Inventory Build: The Numbers Before 9 September
Apple's new chief executive John Ternus takes the stage on Wednesday 9 September with a foldable iPhone expected to cost more than…
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Commodities Wrap 7 September: Brent Settles at 97.31 Dollars as the US and Iran Trade Strikes
Brent crude settled at 97.31 dollars a barrel on Monday, up 1.03 dollars or 1.1 percent, after the United States and Iran…
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Europe Market Wrap 7 September: The Board Splits 6 to 6 as Bund Yields Rise 5 Basis Points Into ECB Week
Europe split down the middle on Monday. 6 of the 12 benchmarks tracked here closed higher and 6 lower, on our count,…
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2 Central Banks, 1 Gold Price: Egypt’s Reserves Hit a Record as Gold Revaluation Dominates and China Buys for a 22nd Month
2 of the world's most watched reserve managers published their August tables within hours of each other on Monday, and the same…
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Qatar Joins AFAQ and Completes the Gulf Payment System’s Central Bank Layer
The Qatar Central Bank announced on Monday that it had joined AFAQ, the Gulf cross-border payment system, and with it the last…
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Middle East Market Wrap 7 September: Kuwait Erases Its Losses Since 1 September as Saudi Slips and Egypt’s 4 Day Run Ends
The Gulf split for a second session, and this time Kuwait led it. Boursa Kuwait's All Share Index rose 94.55 points, or…
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Euro Area Growth Revised Up to 0.6 Percent and Net Trade Supplied All of It
The euro area economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter, Eurostat said on Monday, revising up the 0.4 percent it estimated…
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Egypt’s June Trade Deficit Widens 58.5 Percent as Crude Imports Jump 141 Percent
Egypt's trade deficit reached 7.5 billion dollars in June against 4.7 billion a year earlier, a widening of 58.5 percent, the Central…
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German Industrial Production Falls 1.1 Percent as Carmakers Drop 9.2 Percent
German industrial production fell 1.1 percent in July from June, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday, and 1.6 percent against July…
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Asia Market Wrap 7 September: The Kospi Jumps 4.6 Percent to the Edge of 7,000 as Chips Lift Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei
Asia rose on Monday with Wall Street closed for Labor Day. South Korea's Kospi rose 308.18 points, or 4.61 percent, to 6,995.39,…
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Norway’s 2.3 Trillion Dollar Fund Rethinks Its Bonds and Warns on Concentration After a Record Half Year
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, the largest sovereign investor that publishes its value, has opened September with a set of strategy advice…
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- National Bureau of Statistics: China’s Producer Prices Accelerate to 3.9% in May, Fastest Pace Since July 2022, as Consumer Inflation Holds at 1.2%