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By Jonathan Stempel April 16 (Reuters) - Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran's Islamic Revolut...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may not have all the data this month to determine if interest rates will have to be raised to tame an inflation surge and the June meeting wi...

By Renju Jose, Lucy Craymer and Helen Clark SYDNEY, PERTH, April 16 (Reuters) - A fire at the largest of Australia's two oil refineries has hit petrol production, company and government officials said...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, April 16 (Reuters) - Nepal's new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present pol...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global equities are setting new records and the dollar is down for a ninth consecutive day to its weakest levels since ...

With public transit costs for getting to and from World Cup games repeatedly reaching or exceeding $100 each way, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is asking FIFA to help subsidize the expense. Accor...

April 16 (Reuters) - China's finance ministry will keep this year's ultra-long special treasury bond issuance to 20-, 30- and 50-year maturities, the same as last year, people with knowledge of the ma...

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will raise its benchmark rate to 1.00% by end-June, with nearly two-thirds of economists in a Reuters poll predicting the move, and a ...

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - European lenders are resilient enough to absorb current financial and geopolitical shocks but need to prepare for future uncertainties including cyber...

SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Reuters) - Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that state energy firm Petronas would give priority to providing Australia with its excess fuel supplie...