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Italian bond yield spread to fall as government starts to act: Tria
Italian bond yields will fall as the new government starts to implement its policies to boast the economy with prudent fiscal measures, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Su...
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Kenya imposes 16 pct VAT on petroleum products, defying lawmakers
Kenyans will pay a 16 percent value added tax on all petroleum products from Saturday, the revenue authority said, a move that defies a parliamentary vote to delay the tax for t...
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Yum China buyout on back burner
* Loans: Rejected offer dashes hopes for record Asian leveraged financing By Prakash Chakravarti and Chien Mi Wong HONG KONG, Aug 31 (LPC) - The rejection of a US$...
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Dutch lawmaker cancels Mohammad cartoon contest over safety concerns
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said on Thursday he was cancelling plans to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, saying the danger of violence ...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits two-week low as emerging-market wobbles offset jobs gain
The Canadian dollar weakened to a more than two-week low against the greenback on Friday as the threat of an economic crisis in Turkey spreading to other countries rattled globa...
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RPT-COLUMN-Emerging markets, in trade war crossfire, face deepening policy conundrum: McGeever
The job of an emerging market central banker is never easy, but it's been a long time since it was this difficult. The challenges they face right now are growing in numbe...
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Argentina sells $400 mln in dollar debt -Treasury Ministry
Argentina sold $400 million in dollar-denominated Treasury notes maturing in 182 days at a nominal annual interest rate of 3.75 percent to refinance maturing debt, the Treasury ...
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TREASURIES-Prices gain modestly as Trump meets EU on trade
U.S. Treasury prices were slightly higher on the day on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss trade agre...
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TREASURIES-Yields rise to five-week highs on more hawkish central banks
Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest levels in five weeks on Monday as the Federal Reserve was seen as likely to continue raising interest rates despite ...
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