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EUR/USD: Downside risk to 1.160 on oil shock – ING
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General Motors Is Recalling Some U.S. Vehicles As Rear Wheels That Lock Up While Driving Increase The Risk Of A Crash- NHTSA
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TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule
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METALS-London copper set for weekly loss as inventories rise, dollar firms
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Chief Executive of South Africa's SPAR resigns, finance chief to take over
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General Motors Is Recalling Some U.S. Vehicles As Rear Wheels That Lock Up While Driving Increase The Risk Of A Crash- NHTSA
Feb 20 (Reuters) - GENERAL MOTORS, LLC IS RECALLING 43,732 U.S. VEHICLES - NHTSAGENERAL MOTORS, LLC IS RECALLING SOME U.S. VEHICLES AS REAR WHEELS THAT LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.- NHTSASource: https://tinyurl.com/bd6sc8ffReuters
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Commodities
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule
Feb 20 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
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Stocks
METALS-London copper set for weekly loss as inventories rise, dollar firms
Feb 20 (Reuters) - London copper looked set to log its third consecutive weekly loss, even as it inched higher on Friday, as global inventories rose amid weak China demand and a firmer dollar. London Metal Exchange benchmark copper CMCU3 was up 0.3% at $12,842.50 a metric ton as of 0351 GMT but w...Reuters
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Chief Executive of South Africa's SPAR resigns, finance chief to take over
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The chief executive of South African grocery retailer SPAR SPPJ.J, Angelo Swartz, has resigned with effect from February 28 and will be replaced by finance chief Reeza Isaacs, the company announced on Friday.Swartz has served the group for 19 years, including as grou...Reuters
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Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Tightens Grip On Crypto Market Amid 50% Altcoin Slump
Markets are tilting back toward the oldest cryptocurrency. Prices have found a busy band between $65,000 and $72,000. Trading in that range has become a focal point for big players and long holders. Some traders are piling in. Others are stepping aside. Related Reading: Bitcoin Boost: 95% Of Metapla...Bitcoinist
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Cryptocurrencies
XRP Social Sentiment Hits 5-Week High—BTC, ETH Mood Still Off
Data shows the social media sentiment toward XRP has surged to a 5-week high even as mood around Bitcoin and Ethereum remains dull. XRP Positive/Negative Sentiment Has Shot Up Recently In a new post on X, analytics firm Santiment has talked about how XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum currently compare in t...NewsBTC
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RPT-EXCLUSIVE-A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest
Schwab opened three accounts for Epstein's companies in April 2019, documents showEpstein's Southern Trust lacked funds for $14.95 million transfer, documents showSchwab flagged payments in a suspicious activity report to US Treasury Department's FinCEN on July 13, 2019By Naomi Rovnick, ...Reuters
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Euro zone bond yields skim recent lows as investors track ECB chatter, geopolitics
Lagarde plans to complete ECB term amid succession speculationGerman 10-year yields decline for second weekGeopolitical tensions rise with US-Iran worries impacting crude pricesBy Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields headed for a second straight weekly decline...Reuters
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Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: futures higher, markets set for positive week
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.com EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES HIGHER, MARKETS SET FOR POSITIVE WEEKEuropean stock index futures are signalling a positive open o...Reuters
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Tesla unveils cheaper Cybertruck variant, cuts Cyberbeast price to drive demand
Tesla unveils dual-motor all-wheel-drive Cybertruck at $59,990Cyberbeast price lowered to $99,990 from $114,990Price cuts part of Tesla's strategy amid cooling EV marketBy Akanksha Khushi Feb 19 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O unveiled a cheaper Cybertruck variant in the U.S. on Thursday and slashed...Reuters
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JPY: BoJ timing in focus after soft CPI – Danske Bank
Danske Research Team notes that Japan’s January CPI fell to 1.5% year-on-year, with core CPI at 2.0%, the lowest core reading in two years. The analysts suggest that relatively low core inflation may affect Bank of Japan rate-hike timing, even as PMIs and fiscal policy signal strong demand.
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