Oil Heads for Another Monthly Decline, Weak U.S. Data Weighs

TOKYO, April 28 Reuters Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing U.S. economic data and uncertainty over further interest rate hikes weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude futures for June were up 42 cents, or 0.5, at 78.79 a barrel by 0946 GMT while the more actively traded July […]
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NatWest Hit as Savers Shop around for Highest Rates

First quarter pretax profit 1.8 bln Deposits fall 19.8 bln on prior quarter Shares down 6 on cautious outlook LONDON, April 28 Reuters British bank NatWest reported a 20 billion pound fall in deposits in the first quarter as consumers faced with a cost of living crisis forked out on steeper bills and shopped around for […]
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Deutsche Bank to Buy British Stockbroker Numis for 511 mln

April 28 Reuters Deutsche Bank said on Friday it had agreed to buy Numis Corp, a Londonbased institutional stockbroker and corporate adviser, for about 410 million pounds 511.2 million as the German company deepens links with the UK corporate client segment. The 350 pencepershare, allcash offer represents a premium of 72 to Numis stock39;s Thursday close. […]
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Chinese Banks Seize on Russia, Oil Trade to Internationalise Yuan

SHANGHAISINGAPORE, April 28 Reuters Chinese banks are ramping up efforts to promote international use of the yuan, and reporting a surge in crossborder yuan business from the country39;s booming trade with Russia and deepening ties with the Middle East. Harbin Bank Co, in China39;s Heilongjiang province neighboring Russia, saw its crossborder yuan business grow ninefold […]
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