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U.S. food benefits for poor to shrink as pandemic provisions end
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Brazil’s economic activity rises 2.9% in 2022
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s economic activity increased by 2.9% in 2022, according to a central bank index released on Thursday,…
Lufthansa to cancel 34,000 flights in summer schedule – WirtschaftsWoche
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa plans to cancel 34,000 flights in the summer half-year, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche said on Thursday,…
Analysis-ECB faces new communication challenge as inflation falls
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A year ago the European Central Bank struggled to explain why it was not…
Airbus seeks to be key investor in Atos’ spun-off entity
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Incoming BOJ chief Ueda to appear in Diet in glimpse of new-look central bank
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Financial markets will get a first glimpse of the new-look Bank of…
Analysis-Follow the curve: Italy grapples with debt volatility
By Stefano Bernabei ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s 10-year government bond yield is forecast to average about 5% next year, close…
JPMorgan estimates Turkey direct quake damage at $25 billion, expects rate cut
LONDON (Reuters) – Direct costs from the destruction of physical structures in Turkey from the devastating earthquake on Feb. 6…
Israel economy grew 6.5% in 2022, seen near 3% in 2023
By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s economy grew 6.5% in 2022 – slower than 2021’s 8.6% expansion but…