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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s current account deficit reached $9.77 billion in September, wider than the $7.75 billion shortfall forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, central bank figures released on Friday showed. Foreign direct investment (FDI) for the month came in at $10.67 billion, beating the $6.5 billion expected in the poll and marking the highest …

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By Anna Szymanski LONDON (Reuters) -Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! Expectations of a thaw in U.S.-China relations gave Asian equities a boost on Friday, after the White House said on Thursday that President Donald Trump …

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(Reuters) -Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 10.45% in the third quarter of 2025 even as the number of people with jobs rose to a new record, data from the National Statistics Institute showed on Friday. The rate bounced back from the lowest level since the first quarter of 2008 as more people searched for a …

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PARIS (Reuters) -French business activity declined faster than expected in October, a survey showed on Friday, as demand for goods and services in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy weakened further amid a volatile political climate. The HCOB France flash purchasing managers index (PMI) for the country’s dominant services sector, compiled by S&P Global, came in …

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By Rodrigo Campos, Karin Strohecker and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Investors are bracing for a renewed round of Argentine currency and bond market swings, as this Sunday’s midterm elections mark a defining moment for President Javier Milei’s economic reform efforts. Milei is not on the ballot himself but his La Libertad Avanza party is, …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank will consider from next year how to modernise the interbank settlement system that handles about A$300 billion ($194.94 billion) of daily transactions and is central to the payments system, its governor said on Friday. “Our payments system must remain safe, reliable, low-cost and easy to use – but also innovative …

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