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Egyptians lean on instalment payments to cope with inflation
By Sarah El Safty and Mariam Rizk CAIRO (Reuters) – Ahmed Ramadan, a 44-year-old father of three, started using instalment…
UK pay settlements hit 6%, highest since 1991: XpertHR
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British employers offered the biggest annual pay rises in 32 years during the three…
Blackstone’s Ike leaves to start new investment firm
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Melvin Ike, a managing director in Blackstone Inc’s tactical opportunities group, has resigned…
Marketmind: Hang on a minute
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Watch the dollar for de-globalisation :Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) -The end of modern globalisation may owe more to the fortunes of the U.S. dollar…
New year rally in European stocks to run out of steam: Reuters Poll
By Lucy Raitano and Samuel Indyk London (Reuters) – Potential downward earnings revisions and uncertainty over the outlook for monetary…
White House to roll out plan to lower first-time home buyers’ mortgage costs
(Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday will unveil a plan to reduce mortgage insurance fees charged to first-time home…
Hong Kong hands out cash, cuts duties in budget despite larger deficit
By Clare Jim and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong is set for back-to-back deficits but will give…
Taiwan revises down 2023 GDP growth forecast on export slump
By Jeanny Kao and Meg Shen TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s trade-dependent economy is likely to grow more slowly this year than…