Dollar close to multi-year lows versus euro, Swiss Franc as Trump attacks the Fed

By Stefano Rebaudo and Kevin Buckland (Reuters) -The dollar marked a fresh low against the yen and hovered around multi-year lows versus the euro and the Swiss franc on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve raised concerns about the central bank’s independence. Analysts said the dollar was left in an especially …

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UniCredit queries govt conditions for Banco BPM bid, can’t move forward

MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit said its ability to make “sound” decisions could be jeopardised by conditions set by the Italian government to clear the bank’s bid for Banco BPM, and it needed answers to its concerns before any further moves. Italy on Friday cleared UniCredit’s plans to launch a 14 billion-euro ($16 billion) all-share bid for …

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BOJ likely to keep rate-hike signal intact despite Trump tariff risks, sources say

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is expected to signal next week that risks from higher U.S. tariffs will not derail a cycle of rising wages and inflation seen as crucial to keep raising interest rates, said four sources familiar with its thinking. The assessment, to be included in its quarterly outlook …

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Pharmakonzern Roche will in USA 50 Milliarden Dollar investieren

Zürich (Reuters) – Der Schweizer Pharmakonzern Roche will in den nächsten fünf Jahren 50 Milliarden Dollar in den Geschäftsausbau in den USA investieren und könnte so zumindest teilweise mögliche Einfuhrzölle umgehen. Sobald alle neuen und erweiterten Produktionskapazitäten in Betrieb genommen sind, werde Roche mehr Medikamente aus den USA exportieren als importieren, teilte der Konzern am …

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Las bolsas europeas caen mientras el ataque anti-Powell de Trump aumenta la incertidumbre

22 abr (Reuters) – Las bolsas europeas caían el martes con el desplome del peso pesado Novo Nordisk, mientras que los ataques del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, al presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, sacudían la confianza de los inversores, frágil debido a las preocupaciones sobre la guerra comercial. Novo Nordisk caía …

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US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

By Josh Arslan and Ella Cao BEIJING (Reuters) – At Home Plate BBQ, an American-style restaurant in Beijing, staff are reprinting menus. The U.S.-China trade war means American beef – once the star ingredient – will soon be off the table. Home Plate’s beef, previously sourced entirely from the U.S., is increasingly Australian. The restaurant …

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Factbox-Foreign companies eye US expansion to lessen fallout from tariffs

(Reuters) – Some non-U.S. companies have said they are looking at expanding their presence or setting up shop in the United States to mitigate the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Below are some of the plans flagged by those companies. BARRY CALLEBAUT The chocolate maker is planning to increase its U.S.-based production to …

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Russian drone attack injures three people in Ukraine’s Odesa, governor says

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces launched a mass overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa, wounding three people and damaging many apartments, local officials said early on Tuesday. “The enemy targeted a residential area in a densely populated district of Odesa,” Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov wrote on the Telegram messaging app, sharing pictures …

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