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France summons brother, assistant of Lebanon central bank boss in fraud probe
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - France's judiciary has summoned the brother of and an assistant to Lebanon's central bank governor, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Monday, as it continues its...
May 22, 2023
Brazil economists lower forecast for 2023 inflation -poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Private economists in Brazil have lowered their expectation for the country's inflation index, with a new central bank survey on Monday showing they now forecast it to hit 5.80% ...
May 22, 2023
Analysis-After two mass shootings, can Serbia rid itself of guns?
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) - After Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in two days earlier in May, Branko, 54, surrendered his unlicensed arms under a government amnesty: four assaul...
May 22, 2023
Factbox-Ford strikes multiple lithium deals to ramp up EV production
(Reuters) - U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co on Monday entered into a series of new deals to source battery-grade lithium, as it plans to scale up electric vehicle production and take advantage of governm...
May 22, 2023
Bulgaria parties agree to form coalition govt in bid to end deadlock
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's two largest political parties, the centre-right GERB and a pro-Western bloc led by "We continue to change", agreed on Monday to form a coalition government with a rotating...
May 22, 2023
Bullard: Rates may still need to rise another half-point this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said, suggesting that any decision...
May 22, 2023
Germany’s Scholz publicly backs Biden over Trump for re-election
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he prefers U.S. President Joe Biden to his predecessor, Donald Trump, and hoped Biden would be re-elected for a second term in office. Ad...
May 22, 2023
Ex-Mirror CEO unaware of phone-hacking, she tells Harry trial
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - The former chief executive of the publisher of Britain's Daily Mirror said phone-hacking carried out by journalists she employed was concealed from her, as she gave evi...
May 22, 2023
Japan’s Mizuho to expand in U.S. banking with $550 million Greenhill deal
(Reuters) -Mizuho Financial Group Inc will acquire U.S. M&A advisory firm Greenhill & Co Inc, as Japan's No. 3 lender accelerates its push for a larger share of the world's largest investment banking ...
May 22, 2023
Canadian banks see earnings risk from commercial property loans, TD in focus
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian banks are expected to report a rise in bad debt provisions and highlight risks from commercial property loans when they report earnings this week, with th...
May 22, 2023
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