By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has applied to become Norway’s next central bank governor, he said on Tuesday, raising questions about the bank’s independence from the government if he were to be appointed. Stoltenberg and his main rival for the job, Norges Bank deputy governor Ida Wolden …
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By Nevzat Devranoglu and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira slid as much as 4% on Tuesday in further volatile trade after tumbling to all-time lows a day earlier on concerns over President Tayyip Erdogan’s risky new economic policy and prospects for another interest rate cut this week. The ailing currency, which has lost …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone industrial production rose as expected in October, data showed on Tuesday, with capital and durable consumer goods up the most on the month and non-durable goods output in the lead year-on-year, amid continued economic recovery. The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said industrial production in the 19 countries sharing the …
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By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, on Tuesday said it was launching its 16th and biggest fund with $3 billion under management. “Valuations have gone up. Check sizes have gone up. I think it gives us the flexibility to participate in any stage and to support …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German engineering association VDMA on Tuesday cut its 2021 production forecast as supply chain bottlenecks weighed on output in Europe’s biggest economy. VDMA revised down its production growth forecast for the year to 7% from its September estimate of 10%. Engineering orders rose by 34% in real terms in the first ten …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian business conditions improved further in November as coronavirus restrictions were loosened in Sydney and Melbourne, with a notable pick up in employment auguring well for a rapid recovery in the economy as a whole. Tuesday’s survey from National Australia Bank (NAB) showed its index of business conditions rose …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker will tell a U.S. Senate committee that $54 billion in COVID-19 U.S. government assistance “saved the airline industry,” according to testimony seen by Reuters. Parker is set to testify alongside the chief executives of Southwest Airlines and United Airlines on Wednesday. Delta’s chief of …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman believes the Federal Reserve may need to move more quickly on interest-rate rises, he said in an interview with CNBC on Monday. Investors are anticipating the U.S. central bank will say later this week it plans to wrap up its bond purchases sooner than expected. They …
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(Reuters) – Health insurance costs for employers rose the most in over a decade this year as Americans resumed non-urgent procedures delayed earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published on Monday. The survey by benefits company Mercer of firms that employ about 118 million people showed the average cost of employer-sponsored …
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By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada on Monday unveiled an agreement with the federal government to keep its inflation target unchanged at 2%, adding that it would now take labor market factors into account as well, which could keep interest rates low for longer in times of crisis. …
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