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SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s unemployment rate rose in the quarter through February as more people actively looked for jobs, official data showed on Friday, with analysts pointing to a still tight labor market as job creation last month exceeded forecasts. Unemployment in Latin America’s largest economy hit 6.8% in the three months through February, statistics …

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By Medha Singh and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -European shares slid on Friday as fresh U.S. data amplified worries about higher inflation, ending a week where new tariff announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump kept investors away from risky assets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended 0.7% lower and was down 1.4% for the week, its …

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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s scheduled April 2 tariff policy announcement could clear a fog of uncertainty that has clouded financial markets this year, yet few investors expect to get the definitive guidance they seek. Investors entered 2025 bullish about pro-growth government policies under Trump, but …

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By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana’s central bank on Friday raised its main interest rate by 100 basis points to 28%, saying the impact of the rate hike on consumer inflation will be reassessed before the next rate meeting in May. The rate hike was unexpected by many observers. A majority of economists polled by …

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By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 0.4% on a monthly basis in January as economic activity continued the momentum of the last few of months, data showed on Friday. Economists said part of the growth was helped by an increase in demand for cross-border trade by companies seeking to avoid …

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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The number of people out of work in Germany rose in March at the fastest rate since October of 2024, data showed on Friday, as an economic malaise puts pressure on the job market even against a backdrop of long-term labour shortages. The office said the number of unemployed increased …

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