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.

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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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* 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...

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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...

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Thailand's central bank left its
key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.50% on
Wednesday, as expected, preserving its limited ammunition as the
economy struggles with a third wave of coronavirus infections...

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* Virgin Money UK bottoms FTSE 250 as costs rise more than
expected...

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Hong Kong shares closed lower
on Wednesday, as consumer discretionary and technology stocks
retreated ahead of the reopening of China markets, outweighing
gains from banks and energy sectors...

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The dollar stayed under modest
pressure on Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could
cement expectations of a strong economic recovery and increase
investor appetite for stocks, higher-yieldi...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-under-pressure-as-u-s-payrolls-data-could-spur-more-risk-taking-idUSL1N2MU05R

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Central banks' new-found zest for
tackling inequality suggests that they were at least partly
responsible for it in the first place - but some influential
voices are pushing back hard on that idea...

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Chinese companies raised a
record $148 billion through global equity capital markets in the
first four months of 2021, data showed, as they tapped the ample
cash available with investors due to the coronavirus pandemic...

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China's foreign exchange reserves
increased in April from a month earlier, official data showed on
Friday, as the dollar broadly weakened during the month...

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Most emerging market currencies held
steady on Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report, while robust
Chinese trade data, strong commodity prices and a tepid dollar
supported currencies through the week and pushed stocks to their
one-week high...

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U.S. Treasury yields backed off
from two-month lows reached on Friday after the April employment
report showed a much smaller-than-expected jobs gain even as the
economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
The benchmark 10-year yield, which dropped to
1.469%, the lowest since March 4, was ...

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The Canadian dollar was little
changed against the greenback on Friday as jobs data for both
Canada and the United States fell short of estimates, with the
loonie holding near its stron...

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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...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-yuan-midday/yuan-jumps-to-3-1-2-mth-high-market-gauges-c-bank-tolerance-idUSL1N2MX069

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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...

https://www.reuters.com/article/france-economy-le-maire/frances-le-maire-sees-french-economy-back-to-pre-covid-levels-by-h1-2022-idUSFWN2MU2OZ

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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 ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/easteurope-markets/cee-markets-warsaw-stocks-at-15-month-high-fx-cools-idUSL8N2MX2CK

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Longer-dated U.S. Treasury
yields dipped on Monday on the heels of Friday's disappointing
payrolls report as investors eyed data later this week on
inflation and auctions that will bring a burst of supply to the
market.
Yields were whipsawed on Friday in the aftermath of the much
weaker-than-...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-bonds/treasuries-yields-dip-as-inflation-data-auctions-eyed-idUSL1N2MX1EO

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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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