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Africa Oil Corp bullish on Nigeria growth, Namibia long game
CAPE TOWN, March 6 (Reuters) - Canada's Africa Oil Corporation AOI.TO will double its Nigerian output and the size of its reserves there once it completes its deal for full ownership of Prime Oil next Tuesday, a senior company executive said.Africa Oil will increase to full ownership its shareho...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Russia says Macron is detached from reality after nuclear comments
MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday of being out of touch with reality after he called Russia a threat to Europe and said he would consider putting European allies under France's nuclear protection,...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Stocks
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks, currencies gain on China stimulus
Malaysia central bank keeps interest rates unchangedManila stocks at 1-month high, Singapore near record highGoldman Sachs raises price target for EM stocksBy Aaditya GovindRao March 6 (Reuters) - Most emerging Asian equities and currencies gained on Thursday after China unlocked more fiscal stim...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Stocks
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks, currencies gain on China stimulus
Malaysia central bank keeps interest rates unchangedManila stocks at 1-month high, Singapore near record highGoldman Sachs raises price target for EM stocksBy Aaditya GovindRao March 6 (Reuters) - Most emerging Asian equities and currencies gained on Thursday after China unlocked more fiscal stim...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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German bond yields rise as selloff intensifies ahead of ECB
March 6 (Reuters) - The worst selloff in euro zone government bonds in over 25 years entered a second day on Thursday, as investors braced for a sharp increase in debt supply due as Germany prepared to dramatically incraese its fiscal spending.Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Forex
GBP/JPY declines to near 191.50 amid hawkish outlook for BoJ’s policy
GBP/JPY holds losses after registering gains in the previous four successive days, trading around 191.60 during the early European hours on Thursday. The decline comes as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens in response to a hawkish outlook from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on its monetary policy.
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Thu, Mar 6
Forex
China vows to curb risks of exchange rate overshooting
BEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) - China will prevent the risk of its exchange rate overshooting, central bank governor, Pan Gongsheng, said at a news conference on Thursday.Pan also emphasized that the central bank will explore and develop new structural policy tools aimed at supporting technology, consu...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Other
Microsoft withdrew some CoreWeave agreements over delivery issue, FT reports
March 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O has moved away from some of its agreements with cloud computing provider CoreWeave over delivery issues and missed deadlines, the Financial Times reported on Thursday citing unnamed sources.Microsoft has a number of ongoing contracts with CoreWeave that provide i...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Novartis not panicking over potential US pharmaceutical tariffs, chairman says
ZURICH, March 6 (Reuters) - Novartis NOVN.S is not panicking about higher tariffs on pharmaceutical imports that U.S. President Donald Trump could impose, the drug maker's Chairman Joerg Reinhardt said in an interview published on Thursday.President Trump last month flagged potential import duti...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Stellantis thanks Trump for one-month exemption from tariffs on Mexico, Canada
MILAN, March 6 (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Thursday it thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for granting a one-month exemption from 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for carmakers that comply with existing free trade rules.Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: futures up as tariff tensions ease
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comEUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES UP AS TARIFF TENSIONS EASEEuropean stocks are heading for rises at the open, as markets react positivel...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Cryptocurrencies
Declining US dollar indicates a robust quarter ahead for cryptocurrency – Raoul Pal
Real Vision CEO and former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says the weakening US dollar could give the crypto market a major boost in the second quarter of this year. “With the dollar, rates and oil headed lower (all specific aims of Bessent), financial conditions are now easing fast and lead risk assets by a […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Mar 6
Other
Britain's top banks clocked up 33 days' worth of IT glitches in two years
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Britain's Treasury Committee said on Thursday that nine top UK banks and building societies suffered at least 803 hours of unplanned tech and systems outages in the last two years, blocking millions of customers from accessing their cash.The cross-party group of lawma...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Marsh McLennan’s Kaniewski calls for collaboration and resilience efforts in FEMA reform
By Mia MacGregorMarch 4 - (The Insurer) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency should not be viewed as the US government’s cash machine but instead as its risk manager, according to Marsh McLennan's public sector managing director Daniel Kaniewski.Kaniewski testified as a witness at a March 4...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Bain aims to list Seven & i's supermarket business in about 3 years
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko ShimizuTOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Bain Capital aims to list Seven & i Holdings' 3382.T supermarket business in around three years after boosting synergies within the group, an executive of the U.S. private equity firm said on Thursday. Bain also plans to scale ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
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Soccer-Fiji amateurs prepare for Hail Mary shot at qualifying for World Cup
By Ian RansomMarch 6 (Reuters) - Preparing an amateur squad featuring policemen, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.Fiji need to beat far-be...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
