2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (522+ words) SINGAPORE, Sep 11 (Reuters) - The dollar held near its highest levels of the past week and the yen slipped for a second day at the start of Asian trading on Friday as renewed fears of energy supply disruptions in the Middle…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (187+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) - Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with Europe leading the growth, data from UK-based research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence showed on Friday. Sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles show growing…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (429+ words) By Selena Li, Roshan Thomas and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON Sept 10 (Reuters) - HSBC Chief Financial Officer Pam Kaur plans to step down in 2027, the bank said on Thursday, the latest high-profile executive departure at the Asia-focused lender which under…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (649+ words) LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Traders in the euro area were bracing for interest rate hikes well into next year on Thursday as the European Central Bank hiked borrowing costs and increased its inflation forecast, just as oil prices jumped again due…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (365+ words) PARIS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The French economy will grow markedly less this year than the government has anticipated as declining purchasing power weighs on consumer spending and firms rein in investment, the national statistics office forecast on Thursday, cutting its outlook....

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (210+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - JD.com's concessions to ease EU subsidy concerns about the Chinese e-commerce giant's $2.5 billion purchase of German electronics retailer Ceconomy have prompted criticism from competitors, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. They said the European Commission,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (668+ words) LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year in a widely flagged move on Thursday, hoping to tame an inflation rise driven entirely by higher energy costs from the Iran war. The…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (217+ words) FRANKFURT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised some of its growth projections on Thursday and also lifted its inflation outlook, suggesting that it expects a war-induced energy shock to dissipate only slowly. Inflation soared past 3% this summer and is…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (714+ words) By Reinhard Becker and Francesco Canepa BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday for the second time this year to quell an energy-driven inflation rise and warned that price pressures could prove lasting, fuelling bets…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (399+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) - The main UK stock indexes closed at more than one-month lows on Thursday as the continued rise in crude oil prices fuelled inflation worries, while a firm U.S. producer prices reading further boosted chances of a future interest rate…...