China Likely to Maintain Lending Rates even as Economy Slows Poll

SHANGHAISINGAPORE, July 19 Reuters China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, while more market participants project further monetary easing to aid the economy following weakerthanexpected secondquarter economic data, a Reuters poll showed. A fragile yuan, China39;s lower interest rates versus other major economies, monetary policy divergence and narrowing interest margins at […]
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European Shares Dip as Lower Commodity Prices Weigh

STOXX 600 down 0.6, miners weigh Global cyber outage causes chaos Sartorius drops on annual forecast cut July 19 Reuters European shares fell on Friday and were set for weekly losses, hurt by lower commodity prices and as a rout in global technology shares weighed, even as airlines, media companies, banks and telecoms firms around […]
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Dollar Set for Weekly Gain, Cyber Outage Unnerves Investors

LONDON, July 19 Reuters The dollar rose in jittery trading on Friday, as a worldwide cyber outage that hit banks, airlines and broadcasters unsettled investors, although volatility in the currency market remained contained. Signs of disruption in one of the world39;s busiest financial centres emerged as London trade got underway. LSEG Group, which runs the London […]
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Cooler UK Weather Chills Retail Sales in June

LONDON, July 19 Reuters British retail sales volumes fell by more than expected in June, after unseasonably cooler weather put off shoppers, official figures showed on Friday. Sales volumes dropped by 1.2 last month after a 2.9 jump in May, the Office for National Statistics said. A Reuters poll of economists had on average forecast […]
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