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msn.com | Ankur Banerjee |Amanda Cooper
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2 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Alun John |Dhara Ranasinghe |Amanda Cooper |Jane Merriman
Stoxx 600 falls 1.5% led by autos, banks and luxury
Trump proposes 50% tariff on European Union
Germany's 10-year yield falls 8 basis points
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European stocks tumbled, the euro gave back some gains, and euro zone government bond yields fell sharply on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is recommending a straight 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on June 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Tommy Wilkes |Samuel Indyk |Amanda Cooper
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Shares in Swiss bank UBS dropped more than 3% on Tuesday, with traders citing a media report that the lender was set to lose the first leg of a battle with the government over proposals to make it hold more capital.
Bloomberg, citing sources, reported late on Monday that the Swiss government was expected in June to unveil proposals that require UBS to increase its ability to cover losses in foreign subsidiaries to 100% of the capital held in those units.
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2 weeks ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Samuel Indyk |Tommy Wilkes |Amanda Cooper
LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in Swiss bank UBS dropped more than 3% on Tuesday, with traders citing a media report that the lender was set to lose the first leg of a battle with the government over proposals to make it hold more capital.
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3 weeks ago | 
nst.com.my | Amanda Cooper |Samuel Shen
A breakthrough in United States-China trade talks has propelled world stocks and the US dollar higher, but investors fear further negotiations could prove a long slog, tempering optimism, as risks of a global economic slowdown persist. After two days of talks with Chinese officials in Geneva, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday the two sides had agreed to a 90-day pause on measures and that tariffs would fall by over 100 percentage points.
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3 weeks ago | 
gurutrade.com | Linda Pasquini |Amanda Cooper |Mark Heinrich
May 13 (Reuters) - Sterling recovered some ground against the dollar on Tuesday after weakening in the previous session, when the United States and China said they had temporarily cut reciprocal tariffs following negotiations over the weekend.
The U.S. and China have agreed to temporarily slash tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations, and the de-escalation in the trade war between the world's two biggest economies sparked risk appetite globally.
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3 weeks ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Amanda Cooper |Samuel Shen |Lewis Krauskopf
13 May 2025 - 07:01 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. US secretary of the treasury Scott Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer attend a news conference after trade talks with China in Geneva, Switzerland on May 12 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
marketscreener.com | Chris Prentice |Amanda Cooper
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar fell and major U.S. stock indexes rose on Tuesday on news that U.S. consumer inflation picked up less than expected in April when President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of tariffs that has wreaked havoc on global markets. European shares edged higher for a fourth straight session, and global equities also gained. Crude oil prices rose, boosted by a temporary cut in U.S.-China tariffs.
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3 weeks ago | 
marketscreener.com | Chris Prentice |Amanda Cooper
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar fell and major U.S. stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumer inflation picked up less than expected in April when President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of tariffs that have wreaked havoc on global markets. The U.S. and China on Monday said they would pause their trade war for 90 days, bringing down reciprocal duties and removing other measures while they negotiate a more permanent arrangement.
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3 weeks ago | 
wabx.net | Amanda Cooper |Samuel Shen
By Amanda Cooper and Samuel ShenLONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -A breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks has propelled world stocks and the dollar higher, but investors fear further negotiations could prove a long slog, tempering optimism, as risks of a global economic slowdown persist.
