Sept 9 (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said.Here is some reaction to the news:U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES"As the United Kingdom's longest-lived and longest-reigning Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II was widely admired for her grace, dignity, and dedication around the world. She was a reassuring presence throughout decades of sweeping change, including the decolonization of Africa and Asia and the evolution of the Commonwealth.

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LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The dollar was on track for its first weekly fall in four on Friday, as a hawkish rate hike from the European Central Bank lifted the euro and investors looked to U.S. inflation data early next week.The dollar lost ground across the board, with the dollar index - which tracks the greenback against six major peers - falling as much as 1.1% on the day. It was last down 0.7% at 108.770 and is set for a 0.8% weekly fall.Among the big gainers was the euro, which leapt as much as 1.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/dollar-relaxes-after-steep-climb-euro-gains-ecb-hike-2022-09-09/

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a ceremony at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square to mark Martyrs' Day, in Beijing, China September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/FilesBEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Monday called for more global cooperation on problems including terrorism, climate change and cyber security, in a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of China's return to the United Nations.He said China opposes unilateralism, protectionism and zero-sum games.

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Indian shares rose for a
fourth straight session on Monday as metal stocks climbed
further on strong commodity prices, with Tata Steel
scaling a fresh peak...

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China's yuan jumped to a
3-1/2-month high against the dollar on Monday, underpinned by
broad dollar weakness, as investors continued to assess the
implications for monetary policy of a disappointing U.S.
employment report.
The currency's strength is fuelling speculation the central
bank may step...

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The French economy will return to
its pre-COVID 19 economic levels by the first half of 2022,
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday...

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Japanese shares gained on Monday,
as a strong finish last week on Wall Street boosted risk
appetite, while local investors looked to corporate earnings
from automakers and other major firms for signs of progress in a
pandemic-hit economy...

https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-as-focus-shifts-to-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2MX1NE

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Israel's economy is recovering
quickly from the COVID crisis but interest rate increases are
some way off given inflation is expected to stay well contained,
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said...

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Overseas investors resumed net
purchases of Chinese government bonds (CGBs) in April following
an unusual drop in March, official data showed on Monday, as the
yuan currency and yield premiums over U.S. debt rose...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-bonds-holdings/foreigners-lift-china-sovereign-bond-holdings-to-record-in-april-idUSL1N2MX0EL

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Central European stock markets
charged ahead on Monday, with Warsaw's blue-chip index touching
its highest since February 2020, while currencies largely gave
back recent gains.
Stocks followed global equity markets higher on prospects
that interest rates in the United States will remain low and ...

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Any move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to
limit its support for the economy because of surging asset
prices would damage the conditions the central bank is helping
create to spur job growth and the help millions still unemployed
due to the pandemic find work, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said
on Tuesday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fed-brainard-assets/brainard-pulling-back-support-due-to-high-stocks-may-hurt-efforts-to-boost-jobs-idUSS0N2LF00J

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(Updates prices, adds details on 3-year auction, Harker
comments)
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK, May 11 - U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Tuesday
as inflation concerns helped drive a sell-off in equity markets
while investors girded for a closely watched reading on consumer
prices on ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-bonds/treasuries-u-s-yields-rise-as-inflation-worry-simmers-idUSL1N2MY2ER

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The governors of Missouri and Tennessee
are joining five other Republican-led states in ending all
federally funded pandemic-related unemployment benefits this
summer, saying the extra money is keeping those out of work from
rejoining the labor force and making it hard for employers to
fill jobs...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy-unemployment/missouri-tennessee-join-u-s-states-cutting-pandemic-payments-idUSL1N2MY37M

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Round-up of South Korean financial
markets:

** South Korean shares fell 1% on Wednesday, as foreigners
continued to sell on inflation worries ahead of U.S. consumer
price index data due later in the day. The won weakened, while
the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-markets-midday/s-korea-shares-fall-1-as-foreign-sell-offs-continue-on-inflation-worries-idUSL1N2MZ052

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Global investors have flipped
from 'buy everything' to 'peak everything' in a matter of weeks
- but these manic mood swings may even out soon...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-investors/column-peaky-markets-more-durable-than-they-look-mike-dolan-idUSL8N2MY5E8

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Indian shares were weighed
down by financials on Wednesday as Asian peers slumped on
concerns over a potential pickup in U.S. inflation, while
domestic COVID-19 deaths crossed the quarter-million mark with
no signs of infections peaking...

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-dip-on-u-s-inflation-worries-domestic-covid-19-deaths-surge-idUSL4N2MZ1CT

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German speciality chemicals maker Lanxess
raised the floor of its 2021 profit guidance range on
Wednesday, driven by a further increase in demand, especially
from the auto industry...

https://www.reuters.com/article/lanxess-results/update-1-lanxess-raises-lower-end-of-2021-profit-forecast-as-auto-sector-recovers-idUSL8N2MZ0YJ

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Vehicle sales in China rose 8.6%
in April versus the same month a year earlier, their 13th
consecutive month of gains, industry data showed on Wednesday,
as the world's biggest car market leads the sector's recovery
from the COVID-19 pandemic...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-autos/update-1-chinas-april-auto-sales-rise-8-6-up-for-13th-straight-month-idUSL1N2MZ0CL

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A sell-off in global shares
extended to its longest losing streak in two months on Wednesday
as surging commodity prices and growing inflationary pressure in
the United States prompted bets on earlier interest rate hikes
and higher bond yields...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets/global-markets-inflation-fears-stalk-stocks-idUSL8N2MZ51N

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It will be "some time" before
the U.S. economy is healed enough for the Fed to consider
reducing its monthly bond purchases, Fed vice chair Richard
Clarida said on Wednesday, acknowledging that April's weak
employment report makes the pace of the jobs recovery "more
uncertain" than that of the ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fed-clarida/feds-clarida-rebalancing-makes-pace-of-u-s-jobs-recovery-more-uncertain-idUSN9N2JO02O

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French markets watchdog AMF said
on Wednesday Britain will take advantage of Brexit to diverge
from European Union financial rules to make the City of London
more attractive...

https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-eu-markets/french-watchdog-expects-britain-to-diverge-from-eu-on-financial-rules-idUSL8N2MZ5W5

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* Indexes down: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.74%, Nasdaq 1.16%
(Adds comment, details; updates prices...

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* Three hikes expected by December 2023
(Updates eurodollar pricing; adds analyst comment, fed funds
futures...

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The Canadian dollar was little
changed against its broadly stronger U.S. counterpart on
Wednesday, holding near an earlier six-year high as investors
bet that the Bank of Canada would be more sensitive to rising
inflation than the...

https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-forex/canada-fx-debt-canadian-dollar-holds-near-6-year-high-as-u-s-inflation-jumps-idUSL1N2MZ2PT

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Colombia's peso fell on Wednesday as
anti-government protests entered their third week, while the
Brazilian real led declines among Latin currencies as a
larger-than-expected jump in U.S. inflation lifted the d...

https://www.reuters.com/article/emerging-markets-latam/emerging-markets-colombian-peso-falls-on-protests-brazil-real-leads-latam-fx-declines-idUSL1N2MZ2GR

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Tesla Inc has suspended the use
of bitcoin to purchase vehicles, Chief Executive Officer Elon
Musk said in a tweet, citing concerns about use of fossil fuel
for bitcoin mining.
(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru...

https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-bitcoin-musk/tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-cites-fossil-fuel-use-in-mining-cybercurrency-idUSL4N2MZ4YX

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* Platinum slips from over two-month peak
(Adds comments, details and updates prices...

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Asian shares were trying to avoid
a fourth straight session of falls on Wednesday as U.S. stock
futures steadied in the wake of a pullback in large-cap tech
darlings...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-subdued-by-tech-retreat-u-s-futures-steady-idUSL4N2MS07M

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Indian shares gained on
Wednesday, led by heavyweight financials, as the central bank
rolled out a series of measures to support the
coronavirus-ravaged economy, including allowing certain small
borrowers more time to repay loans...

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-rise-as-central-bank-outlines-relief-measures-idUSL4N2MS0YH

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The Thai baht eased while shares tumbled
almost 2% ahead of the central bank's policy review on
Wednesday, while Indian equities jumped as the country's central
bank announced measures for lenders and small businesses amid a
devastating COVID-19...

https://www.reuters.com/article/emerging-markets-asia/emerging-markets-thai-baht-shares-fall-ahead-of-bot-review-indian-stocks-firm-idUSL4N2MS0S8

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