Month: January 2025

USD/CAD set to extend its drop below 1.3690 support – Scotiabank
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USD/CAD set to extend its drop below 1.3690 support – Scotiabank

The loonie firms modestly ahead. Economists at Scotiabank expect the USD/CAD pair to slide below 1.3690 in the near-term. Broader outlook is somewhat mixed “USD/CAD cast a marginally negative look to the very short-term charts, with the USD testing the 1.3750 twice before edging lower. That trend rather implies modest downside prospects for the USD… […]

UK’s Johnson promises tax cuts and plan for growth
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UK’s Johnson promises tax cuts and plan for growth

© Reuters. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from the back entrance of Downing Street in London, Britain June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised lawmakers a new economic plan for growth next week, a Conservative Party source said on Monday after the British leader addressed his party before… […]

China warns Canada over air patrols on lookout for N.Korea sanctions busting
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China warns Canada over air patrols on lookout for N.Korea sanctions busting

2/2 © Reuters. A Canadian CF-188 Hornet is guided under a water salute during media day for the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, Canada, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Louis Nastro 2/2 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry warned Canada on Monday of potential “severe consequences” of any “risky provocation”, after Canada’s military last week accused… […]

Kentucky Republicans pick nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Beshear
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Kentucky Republicans pick nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Beshear

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.Cameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed a convincing victory Tuesday in a… […]

Russia seen cutting key rate by 100 bps to 10% on Friday
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Russia seen cutting key rate by 100 bps to 10% on Friday

Please try another search Economy2 hours ago (Jun 06, 2022 10:41AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: National flag flies over the Russian Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia May 27, 2022. REUTERS (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 10% on Friday as… […]

Greece’s Prime Minister Seeks An “Innovative,” “Win-Win” Solution To The Parthenon Marbles Dispute — And Not A Loan
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Greece’s Prime Minister Seeks An “Innovative,” “Win-Win” Solution To The Parthenon Marbles Dispute — And Not A Loan

VOLOS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum. But he rules out any deal that would include the word “loan.”“We will never recognize that these sculptures are owned,… […]