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The rapid recovery in UK household confidence extended into a fourth month in May, a leading survey found, in a signal that Britons are growing more optimistic as the energy price crunch wanes.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda continued to strike a dovish tone hours after data showed underlying inflation accelerating to the fastest pace in more than four decades.

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Hedge funds looking to trigger payouts on derivatives tied to Credit Suisse Group AG are clashing with investors that piled into a different hot trade.

Rising temperatures could lead to more than 9 million climate-related deaths each year by the end of the century, the World Health Organization said in a report on Friday.

The US and Taiwan agreed to boost trade ties, the first tangible results under an initiative announced last year that faces vehement opposition from Beijing and clouds the outlook for a visit to the US next week by a Chinese commerce official.

Turkey’s central bank reversed a rule intended to limit demand for cash and gold, after facing a backlash from citizens ahead of a presidential runoff election on May 28.

Floods in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region could have caused damages to crops for about €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), according to a preliminary estimate by farming association Confagricoltura.

A delegation of Tesla Inc. executives to India discussed the possible local sourcing of components and incentives but stopped short of proposing to build vehicles in the country, people familiar with the matter said, after the electric carmaker reopened dialog with the government after a year-long impasse.