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Swedbank’s profit beats forecasts as it rides rate rises
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Renault cedes power at Nissan for uncertain benefits
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UK public inflation expectations cool again: Citi/YouGov survey
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Bank of Korea board cautious on more rate hikes – Jan meeting minutes
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Europe’s luxury stocks have room to rise, but becoming costly
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France eked out 0.1% growth in Q4 as energy crisis eased
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Bond investors brace for recession as Fed expected to slow pace of tightening
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Samsung to keep up chip investment, undeterred by 8-year-low profit
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Goldilocks is back! Markets start 2023 in red-hot form
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