London, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Stock steady, dollar climbs before Fed rate decision

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2024-12-18

Stock markets moved sideways while the dollar edged higher against main rivals Wednesday with the US Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates. Shares in Nissan soared more than 20 percent on reports that the Japanese car titan is in merger talks with rival Honda. The Fed is widely expected to cut borrowing costs for a third time in a row when it concludes its gathering Wednesday, trimming them by 25 basis points, leaving traders to focus o......

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Accra, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Ghana's Supreme Court paves way for anti-LGBTQ law

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Geneva, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - US 'regrets' WTO failure to reform dispute system as Trump return looms

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Tbilisi, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Three weeks on, Georgia pro-EU protesters remain defiant

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Damascus, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - UN calls for 'free and fair' elections in Syria

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Trump Heights, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - In Israeli-annexed Golan's 'Trump Heights', settlers ready for expansion

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Washington, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case

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London, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Not guilty pleas entered for suspect in killing of three UK girls

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Istanbul, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Erdogan says Turkey, Lebanon agree to act together on Syria

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London, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - UK PM Starmer wants football governance bill passed amid Super League talk

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London, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Stocks and dollar edge higher before Fed rate decision

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