Archive for the September 6, 2019
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Rafael Nadal will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the US Open semi-finals after the 18-time Grand Slam champion defeated Argentine 20th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Second seed Nadal - a winner at Flushing
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China's yuan and the Australian dollar rallied after news on Thursday that China-US trade talks would resume next month, but investors sold the safe haven yen, even though any de-escalation in the trade war would
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The Swedish crown rose strongly on Thursday after the country's central bank said it still expected to tighten monetary policy around the turn of the year, surprising markets and sparking big gains in the long-suffering
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The yen fell on Thursday as global tensions including the US-China trade conflict showed signs of thawing, bolstering investor confidence and reducing demand for safe-haven currencies. The pound rose to its highest level against the
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The safe-haven dollar and yen fell on Wednesday after global political worries eased with what markets perceived as positive news in Hong Kong, Italy and Britain. Sterling hit a one-week high against the dollar as
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The Russian rouble strengthened on Thursday, crossing 66 to the dollar for the first time since August, as global political worries eased after Washington and Beijing agreed to continue trade talks. At 0740 GMT, the
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Most emerging Asian currencies rose on Thursday, led by the Korean won after Washington and Beijing formally agreed to resume trade talks in October, giving a fillip to investor sentiment. The United States and China
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South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday after data showed the current account deficit widened in the second quarter from the first, dampening positive economic momentum generated on Tuesday by data showing GDP grew more than
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The pound surged to a five-week high on Thursday after lawmakers voted to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without a transition agreement and his brother
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The Dubai stock market rose on Thursday, mainly helped by its largest lender Emirates NBD, while Egypt rebounded on the back of financials. Dubai's index closed 0.4% up, with Emirates NBD increasing 1.5% and Dubai
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