Oil Tumbles on Inflation Woes, Iraq Exports

LONDON, Aug 30 Reuters Oil prices fell Tuesday on fears that an inflationinduced weakening of global economies would soften fuel demand, and as Iraqi crude exports have been unaffected by clashes. Brent crude futures for October settlement fell 2.45, or 2.33, to 102.64 a barrel by 1022 GMT, after climbing 4.1 on Monday, the biggest […]
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Indian Shares Close at 1Month Low on Hawkish Fed Stance

BENGALURU, Aug 29 Reuters Indian shares fell on Monday to close at their lowest in a month, weighed down by losses in information technology and banking stocks after U.S. Federal Reserve signalled aggressive rate hikes. Fed Chair Jerome Powell39;s promise of policy pain to contain inflation quashed hopes that the central bank would soften its […]
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ECB Bets Boost Euro, Dollar Loses Ground

TOKYOHONG KONG, Aug 30 Reuters The euro climbed past parity against a softening dollar on Tuesday, ahead of German inflation that will help indicate the likelihood of a supersized European Central Bank rate hike. The European common currency was 0.32 higher at 1.00295, buoyed by the rate bets and extending the previous day39;s rally, albeit […]
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Shares Tiptoe Higher amid Hiatus in Bad News

European stocks, U.S. futures climb 1 Bonds steady ahead of German inflation data Markets brace for further hawkish Fed, ECB action HONG KONGLONDON, Aug 30 Reuters Shares crept up slightly and bonds held steady on Tuesday as investors awaited the next round of likely gloomy inflation data while also juggling concerns about Europe39;s energy crisis, […]
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Syngenta Boosts Q2 Results ahead of Planned IPO

ZURICH, Aug 30 Reuters Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta generated doubledigit growth in the second quarter ahead of the Chineseowned company39;s planned flotation by year39;s end. Sales increased 24 to 9.2 billion while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EBITDA rose 39 to 1.7 billion, the company said, citing launches of new products […]
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