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Sterling rises versus euro, reaches fresh 15-month high against yen
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Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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PRECIOUS-Gold zooms past $4,000 for first time in historic flight to safety
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Iraq, Exxon to sign Majnoon oilfield agreement Wednesday, sources say
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Anglo CEO still sees future in Africa despite shrinking footprint
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Sterling rises versus euro, reaches fresh 15-month high against yen
By Stefano Rebaudo Oct 8 (Reuters) - Sterling slipped against a strong dollar but rose versus the euro and the yen on Wednesday, while concerns over the British economy and next month's budget kept investors on edge.The common currency and the yen were on track for a third straight day of los...Reuters
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Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks", the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The more than a century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academ...Reuters
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Commodities
PRECIOUS-Gold zooms past $4,000 for first time in historic flight to safety
Gold up about 54% so far this yearGold could reach $4,530/oz by the end of Q3 2026, analyst saysTraders price in 25 bps Fed rate-cut this monthBy Anmol Choubey Oct 8 (Reuters) - Gold raced past $4,000 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday as investors piled into a historic rally in the safe ha...Reuters
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Iraq, Exxon to sign Majnoon oilfield agreement Wednesday, sources say
BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Iraq and Exxon Mobil XOM.N will sign an agreement on Wednesday for the management, development and operation of the Majnoon oilfield in southern Iraq, marking the oil major's return to the country after a two-year hiatus, four Iraqi official sources told Reuters.The ag...Reuters
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Anglo CEO still sees future in Africa despite shrinking footprint
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Anglo American AAL.L still considers Africa to be part of its future due to its critical mineral resources, despite the mining company's recent restructuring and disposal of assets there, CEO Duncan Wanblad said on Wednesday.Anglo American has exited its coal and platinum opera...Reuters
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Stocks
US STOCKS-Wall Street futures tick up with Fed commentary, minutes in focus
Futures up: Dow 0.18%, S&P 500 0.16%, Nasdaq 0.22% Oct 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Wednesday after declines a day earlier as investors awaited commentary from Federal Reserve speakers and the release of minutes from the central bank's September policy meeting.W...Reuters
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Kenya will continue talks with IMF over new programme next week, central bank says
NAIROBI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Kenya will continue discussions with the International Monetary Fund about a new programme next week in Washington, the country's central bank governor said on Wednesday."The discussions will continue next week when we go to Washington, and of course we hope to rea...Reuters
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Stocks
Security firm Verisure rises 13% after $16 billion Stockholm IPO
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Shares of security services group Verisure VSURE.ST rose 13% on Wednesday on their first day of trading on the Stockholm bourse following the biggest initial public offering of a European company so far this year, according to LSEG data.Verisure traded at 15.0 euros at 0...Reuters
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BoE: Risk of a sharp market correction has increased
The Bank of England's (BoE) Financial Policy Committee said in its quarterly report that the risk of a sharp market correction has increased, especially if expectations around AI become less optimistic and there is a "sudden or big change in perceptions of Fed independence" that could lead to a shar
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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
October 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Germany's Helsing will acquire Australian underwater drone maker Blue Ocean, the defence startup said, as it looks to expand its AI-powered autonomous systems in the marin...Reuters
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Russia says impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted
MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that the impetus to find a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine which emerged after a summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in August had proven to be largely exhausted.Trump and Putin met at a Cold ...Reuters
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New Zealand: RBNZ surprises with larger 50 bps rate cut in October – UOB Group
Earlier today (8 Oct), the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to lower the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 bps from 3.00% to 2.50%. The reduction was a larger one than our, and the consensus forecast for a 25 bps move, UOB Group's Economist Lee Sue Ann reports.Fxstreet
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Erdogan hopes for resolution on sanctions, F-35s, Halkbank after Trump talks
ANKARA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said he was hopeful that his meeting last month with U.S. President Donald Trump would help lift sanctions blocking Turkey's purchase of F-35 jets, and also help resolve a legal case against state lender Halkbank. The U.S. CAAT...Reuters
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Russia will respond harshly if US supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, RIA cites lawmaker
MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Russia will respond harshly if the United States supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, said on Wednesday, the state RIA news agency reported."We know these missiles very well, how they fly, ho...Reuters
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Forex
EMERGING MARKETS-EM stocks slip, FX down on stronger dollar; Polish rate verdict in focus
EM stocks down 0.56%, FX down 0.28%Polish rate decision at 1200 GMTHungary's September inflation stable at 4.3% y/y, below forecastCzech jobless rate steady at 4.5% in SeptemberCzech retail sales rise 3.5% y/y in AugustBy Nikhil Sharma Oct 8 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks and currencies f...Reuters
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Peter Hargreaves to step down from Hargreaves Lansdown board, FT reports
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Peter Hargreaves, co-founder of British investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, will step down as a board director and hand over the role to his son, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Hargreaves Lansdown did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Hargreav...Reuters
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