By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) – The sizzling pace of house price rises in most major world housing markets since the pandemic began has likely peaked, but affordability is set to remain stretched or worsen in the next few...
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WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization said on Monday it would review a long-standing dispute between the China and the United States on Beijing’s use of import controls for rice, wheat and corn. The Geneva-based...
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ECB needs to take account of improved financing conditions – Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should take account of a recent improvement in financing conditions in discussing the future of its pandemic-related monthly asset purchases, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau...
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Canada joins Mexico in seeking consultation with U.S. over USMCA content rules
OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Canada has joined Mexico in seeking formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation of content rules for automobiles set out in the North American trade pact, Mexico and Canada said...
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China targets U.S. IPOs, algorithms, cloud in latest tech takedown
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has launched a multi-pronged attack on its tech companies, threatening to curb their ability to list in the United States, seeking to tighten up regulation of their use of algorithms and...
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From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy
By Marc Frank and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban entrepreneurs, running businesses ranging from selling dried fruit to repairing bikes and developing software, are scrambling to understand the opportunities and challenges ahead...
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