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Weak Chinese data and regulatory concerns drive European markets down

• 15 September, 2021
• 11:58 am EEST

European shares slipped on Wednesday as worries about a slowing Chinese economy, declines in luxury and travel stocks and soaring UK inflation kept the main indexes under pressure. The benchmark STOXX 600 index was down 0.1% in morning trade, and…

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Miscellaneous Reports Urgent Electricity Miscellaneous Australian government split over continuing coal plants

• 14 September, 2021
• 4:23 pm EEST

At a time when many countries in the world are moving to abandon coal-fired power plants, the Australian government is taking a step forward and another backward, amid the insistence of the Canberra government to stick to coal plants, in…

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The Energy Agency cuts estimates of global oil demand in 2021

• 14 September, 2021
• 1:55 pm EEST

The International Energy Agency expects global oil demand to return to pre-Corona levels in 2022, but it has lowered demand estimates this year, while Hurricane Ida caused global supply to decline during August for the first time in 5 months.…

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Dollar steadies below 2-1/2 week high before inflation data; Aussie swoons

• 14 September, 2021
• 11:12 am EEST

The U.S. dollar steadied below a 2-1/2-week high that was hit in the previous session, as investors braced for inflation data that might offer clues on the timing of policy tightening by the Federal Reserve at a meeting next week.…

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European FX news roundup: The dollar maintains its lead, while equities seek to recover

• 13 September, 2021
• 4:01 pm EEST

European FX news roundup: The dollar maintains its lead, while equities seek to recover Forex market news from the European trade session on September 13, 2021 The market is off to a calmer and brighter start to the new week,…

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